2017-06 Eclipse Sound, Nunavut with Black Feather

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  • First Air 737-400C
    First Air 737-400C
    Our ride from Ottawa in this half cargo, half passenger 737.
    Iqaluit, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, June 2, 2017
    2017-06-02#4331
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Airplane View
    Airplane View
    Baffin Island is 1,000 miles long with a lot of snow coverage.
    Iqaluit to Pond Inlet, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, June 2, 2017
    2017-06-02#4725
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Drum Dancer
    Drum Dancer
    We were given a cultural introduction to the Inuit culture of the area.
    The Nattinnak Centre, Pond Inlet, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, June 2, 2017
    2017-06-02#0302
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lip Wrestling
    Lip Wrestling
    Arctic games, dance and this unusual competition.  Tugging on the opponent's lip until one gives up.
    The Nattinnak Centre, Pond Inlet, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, June 2, 2017
    2017-06-02#0306
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Leaving the Hotel
    Leaving the Hotel
    I had no idea how much I would miss this place.
    Sauniq Hotel, Pond Inlet, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, June 3, 2017
    2017-06-03#1489
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Common Ravens
    Common Ravens
    Corvus corax
    Pond Inlet, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, June 3, 2017
    2017-06-03#1491
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Snowmobiles & Qamutiiks
    Snowmobiles & Qamutiiks
    Pond Inlet, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, June 3, 2017
    2017-06-03#1493
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Houses
    Houses
    Pond Inlet, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, June 3, 2017
    2017-06-03#1494
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Debbie & Qamutiik
    Debbie & Qamutiik
    Getting ready for our 3 hour ride to the Floe Edge or the Eclipse Sound.  Unfortunately kerosene spilled on one of Debbie's bags.
    Pond Inlet, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, June 3, 2017
    2017-06-03#1495
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lunch Stop
    Lunch Stop
    Having a break and something to eat with Bylot Island across the 14 mile wide sound.
    Baffin Is, Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada. June 3, 2017
    2017-06-03#1502
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Kevin's Qamutiik
    Kevin's Qamutiik
    Robbie, one of our Inuit guides, driving the snowmobile.
    Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada. June 3, 2017
    2017-06-03#1504
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ice Crack
    Ice Crack
    The Qamutiiks could span the cracks, but the snowmobiles had to jump the crack, then pull the sled across.
    Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada. June 3, 2017
    2017-06-03#1509
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ice Crack
    Ice Crack
    Another of the wide cracks.
    Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada. June 3, 2017
    2017-06-03#1511
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ice Crack
    Ice Crack
    Wide and unusually straight.
    Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada. June 3, 2017
    2017-06-03#1514
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lounge & Cook Domes
    Lounge & Cook Domes
    We had to move the domes when we arrived due to meltwater around the edges.
    Ice Camp, Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada. June 3, 2017
    2017-06-03#1520
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Tents
    Tents
    We had to set up 3 more of these small tents after arriving.
    Ice Camp, Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 3, 2017
    2017-06-03#1521
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Common Eider
    Common Eider
    Somateria mollissima, female.
    Floe Edge, Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 4, 2017
    2017-06-04#1535
    Larry L. Jackson
  • King Eiders
    King Eiders
    Somateria spectabilis - male & female.
    Floe Edge, Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 4, 2017
    2017-06-04#1546
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Button Point
    Button Point
    Whaler's paid a tax here in the past.
    Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 4, 2017
    2017-06-04#1550
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Floe Edge
    Floe Edge
    Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 4, 2017
    2017-06-04#1556
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Semipalmated Sandpiper
    Semipalmated Sandpiper
    Calidris pusilla - best guess id.  If correct, the bird is a bit out of normal range.
    Floe Edge, Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 4, 2017
    2017-06-04#8736
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Canada Geese
    Canada Geese
    Branta canadensis
    Floe Edge, Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 4, 2017
    2017-06-04#8737
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Long-tailed Duck
    Long-tailed Duck
    Clangula hyemalis, male.
    Floe Edge, Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 4, 2017
    2017-06-04#8755
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Long-tailed Ducks
    Long-tailed Ducks
    Clangula hyemalis - feeding at the ice edge.
    Floe Edge, Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 4, 2017
    2017-06-04#8831
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Long-tailed Ducks
    Long-tailed Ducks
    Clangula hyemalis
    Floe Edge, Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 4, 2017
    2017-06-04#8867
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Long-tailed Ducks
    Long-tailed Ducks
    Clangula hyemalis
    Floe Edge, Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 4, 2017
    2017-06-04#8927
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Long-tailed Ducks
    Long-tailed Ducks
    Clangula hyemalis
    Floe Edge, Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 4, 2017
    2017-06-04#9023
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Long-tailed Duck
    Long-tailed Duck
    Clangula hyemalis
    Floe Edge, Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 4, 2017
    2017-06-04#9052
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Chairs
    Chairs
    Chairs set up to view and photograph floe edge animals.
    Floe Edge, Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 5, 2017
    2017-06-05#1560
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Snowmobile
    Snowmobile
    Natalie pulling our qamutiik.
    Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 5, 2017
    2017-06-05#1569
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Bylot Island
    Bylot Island
    Our ice camp is in the center of the photo 100 yards off the shore.
    Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 5, 2017
    2017-06-05#1575
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ice Crack
    Ice Crack
    Parts of the floe edge breaking away.
    Floe Edge, Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 5, 2017
    2017-06-05#1579
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Floe Edge Ice
    Floe Edge Ice
    Chunks of ice came and went with the changing wind direction.
    Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 5, 2017
    2017-06-05#1591
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Common & King Eiders
    Common & King Eiders
    Somateria mollissima & spectabilis
    Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 5, 2017
    2017-06-05#1593
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bear
    Polar Bear
    Ursus maritimus - photographed at 750mm, most polar bears were wary due to hunting practices.
    Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 5, 2017
    2017-06-05#9110
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Thayer's Gulls & Seal Kill
    Thayer's Gulls & Seal Kill
    Larus thayeri - drawn to the seal killed by the polar bear.
    Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 5, 2017
    2017-06-05#9114
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Panorama
    Panorama
    Our camp is near the right side end of the island.
    Bylot Island, Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 5, 2017
    2017-06-05#1612-8
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ringed Seals
    Ringed Seals
    Pusa hispida - at a breathing, feeding, escape hole in the ice.
    Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 5, 2017
    2017-06-05#9116
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bear
    Polar Bear
    Ursus maritimus - 750mm photo, a bit closer.
    Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 5, 2017
    2017-06-05#9120
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Seal Kill
    Seal Kill
    Probably a young ringed seal.
    Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 5, 2017
    2017-06-05#1622
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ice Camp Tents
    Ice Camp Tents
    Bright conditions caused some snow to melt around the sleeping and dome tents.
    Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 5, 2017
    2017-06-05#1629
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ice Camp Domes
    Ice Camp Domes
    More meltwater.
    Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 5, 2017
    2017-06-05#1630
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Narwhal
    Narwhal
    Monodon monoceros
    Floe Edge, Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 5, 2017
    2017-06-05#9153
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Narwhal
    Narwhal
    Monodon monoceros - diving near and under the ice to feed.
    Floe Edge, Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 5, 2017
    2017-06-05#9155
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Narwhal
    Narwhal
    Monodon monoceros - after diving for many minutes, the narwhal spent time at the surface hyperventilating.
    Floe Edge, Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 5, 2017
    2017-06-05#9171
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ringed Seal
    Ringed Seal
    Pusa hispida - listening to the underwater seal sounds with a hydrophone was very entertaining.
    Floe Edge, Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 5, 2017
    2017-06-05#9208
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Narwhal
    Narwhal
    Monodon monoceros - diving.
    Floe Edge, Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 5, 2017
    2017-06-05#9219
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Black-legged Kittiwake
    Black-legged Kittiwake
    Rissa tridactyla
    Floe Edge, Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 5, 2017
    2017-06-05#9229
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Group
    Group
    Watching and photographing narwhal, seals & birds.
    Floe Edge, Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 5, 2017
    2017-06-05#1633
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Bylot Island
    Bylot Island
    Although the sun never set, it did get low on the horizon like this.
    Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 5, 2017
    2017-06-05#1634
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sophie
    Sophie
    Sophie with kayaks, drysuits and skis used by some of the guests.
    Ice Camp, Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada. June 6, 2017
    2017-06-06#1643
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Baffin Island
    Baffin Island
    Looking across rough ice toward Baffin Island.
    Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 6, 2017
    2017-06-06#1650
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bear
    Polar Bear
    Ursus maritimus - again photographed at 750mm, moving away from us.
    Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 6, 2017
    2017-06-06#9235
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Rough Ice
    Rough Ice
    Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 6, 2017
    2017-06-06#1662
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Group
    Group
    A very nice day, near freezing, at the floe edge.  Wind and clouds can change the feel quickly.
    Floe Edge, Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 6, 2017
    2017-06-06#1664
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Black-legged Kittiwake
    Black-legged Kittiwake
    Rissa tridactyla
    Floe Edge, Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 6, 2017
    2017-06-06#9252
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Thick-billed Murre
    Thick-billed Murre
    Uria lomvia - shedding water after diving under the ice to feed.
    Floe Edge, Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 6, 2017
    2017-06-06#9271
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Thick-billed Murres
    Thick-billed Murres
    Uria lomvia
    Floe Edge, Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 6, 2017
    2017-06-06#9276
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Thick-billed Murre
    Thick-billed Murre
    Uria lomvia - these birds would pop out from under the floe edge after feeding under the ice.
    Floe Edge, Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 6, 2017
    2017-06-06#9292
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Black-legged Kittiwakes
    Black-legged Kittiwakes
    Rissa tridactyla
    Floe Edge, Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 6, 2017
    2017-06-06#9298
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Bylot Island
    Bylot Island
    Floe Edge, Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 6, 2017
    2017-06-06#1667
    Larry L. Jackson
  • King Eiders
    King Eiders
    Somateria spectabilis
    Floe Edge, Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 6, 2017
    2017-06-06#9303
    Larry L. Jackson
  • King Eiders
    King Eiders
    Somateria spectabilis - males.
    Floe Edge, Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 6, 2017
    2017-06-06#9305
    Larry L. Jackson
  • King Eiders
    King Eiders
    Somateria spectabilis
    Floe Edge, Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 6, 2017
    2017-06-06#9326
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Thick-billed Murre & King Eiders
    Thick-billed Murre & King Eiders
    Uria lomvia & Somateria spectabilis
    Floe Edge, Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 6, 2017
    2017-06-06#1672
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Eclipse Sound
    Eclipse Sound
    Baffin Island on the left, Bylot Island on the right.
    Nunavut, Canada, June 6, 2017
    2017-06-06#1676
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Morning Sky
    Morning Sky
    A pretty cloud layer, early morning.
    Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 7, 2017
    2017-06-07#1677
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Frozen Puddle
    Frozen Puddle
    Refrozen meltwater at our camp.
    Ice Camp, Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada. June 7, 2017
    2017-06-07#1679
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Frozen Puddle
    Frozen Puddle
    Ice Camp, Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada. June 7, 2017
    2017-06-07#1681
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Thick-billed Murres
    Thick-billed Murres
    Uria lomvia
    Floe Edge, Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 7, 2017
    2017-06-07#9400
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Jelly
    Jelly
    Floe Edge, Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 7, 2017
    2017-06-07#9437
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Jelly
    Jelly
    Floe Edge, Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 7, 2017
    2017-06-07#9449
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Melt
    Melt
    Floe Edge, Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 7, 2017
    2017-06-07#1689
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bear
    Polar Bear
    Ursus maritimus - Our Inuit guide, Jake, said this is a two year old male.
    Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 7, 2017
    2017-06-07#9454
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bear
    Polar Bear
    Ursus maritimus - Possibly so hungry or young that we were allowed to approach closer than any other polar bear.
    Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 7, 2017
    2017-06-07#9464
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bear
    Polar Bear
    Ursus maritimus - relaxing and sleeping after feeding.
    Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 7, 2017
    2017-06-07#9513
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Eclipse Sound
    Eclipse Sound
    Our last full day had good (arctic) conditions.
    Nunavut, Canada, June 8, 2017
    2017-06-08#1699
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Low Cloud
    Low Cloud
    Baffin Island, Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 8, 2017
    2017-06-08#1691
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sea Ice
    Sea Ice
    North wind brought the sea ice back to the floe edge.
    Floe Edge, Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 8, 2017
    2017-06-08#1694
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sea Ice
    Sea Ice
    Interesting shapes.
    Floe Edge, Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 8, 2017
    2017-06-08#1695
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sea Ice
    Sea Ice
    Floe Edge, Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 8, 2017
    2017-06-08#1697
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sea Ice
    Sea Ice
    Floe Edge, Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 8, 2017
    2017-06-08#1701
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sea Ice
    Sea Ice
    Floe Edge, Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 8, 2017
    2017-06-08#1706
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sea Ice
    Sea Ice
    Floe Edge, Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 8, 2017
    2017-06-08#1716
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sea Ice
    Sea Ice
    Floe Edge, Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 8, 2017
    2017-06-08#1717
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Debbie & LJax
    Debbie & LJax
    This is what a nice day in the arctic looked like for us.
    Floe Edge, Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 8, 2017
    2017-06-08#1708
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ice Crack
    Ice Crack
    Walking back to camp, seen in the distance, looking for places to cross the cracks.
    Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 8, 2017
    2017-06-08#1728
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ice Crack
    Ice Crack
    Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 8, 2017
    2017-06-08#1730
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ice Crack
    Ice Crack
    Soft edges are dangerous.
    Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 8, 2017
    2017-06-08#1733
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ice Crack
    Ice Crack
    Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 8, 2017
    2017-06-08#1741
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Iceberg
    Iceberg
    Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 8, 2017
    2017-06-08#1744
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Dome Tent
    Dome Tent
    Because the tents were so small, some took naps in the dome tent.
    Ice Camp, Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada. June 8, 2017
    2017-06-08#1745
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Black Feather
    Black Feather
    Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 8, 2017
    2017-06-08#1748
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Jake & Robbie
    Jake & Robbie
    Two of our Inuit guides.
    Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 8, 2017
    2017-06-08#1752
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Button Point Shack
    Button Point Shack
    Used in the past for collecting whaling permit money.
    Bylot Island, Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 8, 2017
    2017-06-08#1755
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Button Point Artifact
    Button Point Artifact
    I like old, rusty things for some reason.
    Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 8, 2017
    2017-06-08#1756
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Button Point View
    Button Point View
    Ice breakup at Button Point kept us from going to a bird cliff and other areas.
    Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 8, 2017
    2017-06-08#1761
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Permafrost Patterns
    Permafrost Patterns
    Button Point, Bylot Island, Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 8, 2017
    2017-06-08#1763
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Button Point View
    Button Point View
    Our ice camp is in the distant center of this photo.
    Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 8, 2017
    2017-06-08#1764
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Long-tailed Ducks
    Long-tailed Ducks
    Clangula hymenalis - one of the most numerous birds I saw on the trip.
    Button Point, Bylot Island, Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 8, 2017
    2017-06-08#9529
    Larry L. Jackson