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  • Polar Bears
    Polar Bears
    Ursus maritimus
    Whale Bone Pile, Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, Deptember 7, 2011
    2011-09-07#4564
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bear
    Polar Bear
    Ursus maritimus
    Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, September 7, 2011
    2011-09-07#5700
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bears
    Polar Bears
    Ursus maritimus
    Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, September 7, 2011
    2011-09-07#5731
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Kaktovik
    Kaktovik
    A bit better looking from a distance.
    Barter Island, Alaska, September 7, 2011
    2011-09-07#5814
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Beach Wood
    Beach Wood
    Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, September 7, 2011
    2011-09-07#5818
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bears
    Polar Bears
    Ursus maritimus - swimming near the fresh whale carcass.
    Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, September 7, 2011
    2011-09-07#4767
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bears
    Polar Bears
    Ursus maritimus  - most of the Polar Bears rest on Bear Island, swimming over to Barter Island to feed on the whale bone pile.
    Bear Island, Alaska, September 7, 2011
    2011-09-07#4811
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bears
    Polar Bears
    Ursus maritimus
    Bear Island, Alaska, September 7, 2011
    2011-09-07#4853
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bears
    Polar Bears
    Ursus maritimus - two females with two juveniles each.
    Bear Island, Alaska, September 7, 2011
    2011-09-07#4891
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bears
    Polar Bears
    Ursus maritimus - two juveniles from different mothers interacting.
    Bear Island, Alaska, September 7, 2011
    2011-09-07#4993
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bears
    Polar Bears
    Ursus maritimus - two sets of cubs interacting.
    Bear Island, Alaska, September 7, 2011
    2011-09-07#5046
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bears
    Polar Bears
    Ursus maritimus - tracking-collared female.
    Bear Island, Alaska, September 7, 2011
    2011-09-07#5056
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bears
    Polar Bears
    Ursus maritimus
    Bear Island, Alaska, September 7, 2011
    2011-09-07#5074
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Shelter Frame
    Shelter Frame
    Bear Island, Alaska, September 7, 2011
    2011-09-07#5829
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Black-bellied Plovers
    Black-bellied Plovers
    Pluvialis squatarola
    Bear Island, Alaska, September 7, 2011
    2011-09-07#5097
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Dunlin & Black-bellied Plover
    Dunlin & Black-bellied Plover
    Calidris alpina & Pluvialis squatarola
    Bear Island, Alaska, September 7, 2011
    2011-09-07#5106
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bear
    Polar Bear
    Ursus maritimus - possibly a male.
    Bear Island, Alaska, September 7, 2011
    2011-09-07#5118
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bear
    Polar Bear
    Ursus maritimus - ear buttons are visible.
    Bear Island, Alaska, September 7, 2011
    2011-09-07#5171
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bear
    Polar Bear
    Ursus maritimus
    Bear Island, Alaska, September 7, 2011
    2011-09-07#5213
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sunrise
    Sunrise
    Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, September 8, 2011
    2011-09-08#5839
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Glaucous Gulls & Polar Bear
    Glaucous Gulls & Polar Bear
    Larus hyperboreus & Ursus maritimus
    Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, September 8, 2011
    2011-09-08#5248
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bears
    Polar Bears
    Ursus maritimus - visiting the muktuk pile.
    Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, September 8, 2011
    2011-09-08#5256
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bear
    Polar Bear
    Ursus maritimus
    Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, September 8, 2011
    2011-09-08#5308
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bears
    Polar Bears
    Ursus maritimus
    Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, September 8, 2011
    2011-09-08#5327
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Waldo Arms Hotel
    Waldo Arms Hotel
    Duct tape, extension cords and novel use make for an interesting accommodation.
    Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, September 8, 2011
    2011-09-08#5849
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Waldo Arms Hotel
    Waldo Arms Hotel
    There is limited privacy in the showers and toilets.
    Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, September 8, 2011
    2011-09-08#5852
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Waldo Arms Hotel
    Waldo Arms Hotel
    The night stand is an ice chest.
    Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, September 8, 2011
    2011-09-08#5853
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Bear disabled plane
    Bear disabled plane
    Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, September 8, 2011
    2011-09-08#5856
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Bear Bus
    Bear Bus
    Our bear viewing and touring vehicle.
    Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, September 8, 2011
    2011-09-08#5857
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Coastal Plain
    Coastal Plain
    Kaktovik to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, September 8, 2011
    2011-09-08#5864
    Larry L. Jackson