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Images => Nature, Flora, Fauna & Landscapes => Topic started by: Asle F on February 27, 2018, 19:43:08

Title: International Polar Bear Day
Post by: Asle F on February 27, 2018, 19:43:08

According to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Polar_Bear_Day it is 'International Polar Bear Day' today. These polar bears was seen  at Svalbard in 2009.

A yawning polar bear at the west coast.
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4673/39626211585_34712f08d5_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/23nCG9z)
Gjesp… (https://flic.kr/p/23nCG9z) by Asle Feten (https://www.flickr.com/photos/afoton/), on Flickr

And a wandering polar bear at the east coast.
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4716/26650596428_4b08cc6af1_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/GB2gPS)
Isbjørn i Hinlopenstretet (https://flic.kr/p/GB2gPS) by Asle Feten (https://www.flickr.com/photos/afoton/), on Flickr

Title: Re: International Polar Bear Day
Post by: HCS on February 28, 2018, 18:21:50

Wow !

Title: Re: International Polar Bear Day
Post by: Randy Stout on March 01, 2018, 13:03:14

Asle:

I like them both, for different reasons. #2 for the real sense of scale it provides, and #1 for the gaping mouth and the icy perch.

Cheers

Randy

Title: Re: International Polar Bear Day
Post by: Asle F on March 01, 2018, 16:35:36

Thanks.

#2 is the one that has became seldom at Svalbard, because of the climate change.  There was more pack ice at the north and east of Svalbard when I was there in august of 2009 than it is now in the winter of 2018. That is scary…

The situation at #1 was the most breath taking moment of the trip, but the situation of #2 is the one I am most grateful to have experienced, thinking of it afterwards.

Title: Re: International Polar Bear Day
Post by: Ron Scubadiver on March 02, 2018, 04:30:12

Beautiful animals, but extremely dangerous.  #1 is a great shot.

Title: Re: International Polar Bear Day
Post by: beryllium10 on March 02, 2018, 06:27:24

Thanks for posting these! Both remarkable photos.