2017-06 Eclipse Sound, Nunavut with Black Feather

Bylot Island

Our ice camp is in the center of the photo 100 yards off the shore.

Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 5, 2017

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Ice Crack

Parts of the floe edge breaking away.

Floe Edge, Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 5, 2017

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Floe Edge Ice

Chunks of ice came and went with the changing wind direction.

Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 5, 2017

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Common & King Eiders

Somateria mollissima & spectabilis

Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 5, 2017

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Polar Bear

Ursus maritimus - photographed at 750mm, most polar bears were wary due to hunting practices.

Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 5, 2017

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Thayer's Gulls & Seal Kill

Larus thayeri - drawn to the seal killed by the polar bear.

Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 5, 2017

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Panorama

Our camp is near the right side end of the island.

Bylot Island, Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 5, 2017

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Ringed Seals

Pusa hispida - at a breathing, feeding, escape hole in the ice.

Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 5, 2017

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Polar Bear

Ursus maritimus - 750mm photo, a bit closer.

Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 5, 2017

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Seal Kill

Probably a young ringed seal.

Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, Canada, June 5, 2017

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