Part One

  1. Galleries
  2. Land Photos
  3. Europe
  4. Norway
  5. 2016-09 Svalbard, Norway #4 with Light and Land
  6. Part One
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  • Polar Bear
    Polar Bear
    Ursus maritimus - our first bear of the day, in the dense ice.
    81 degrees N, M/S Stockholm, Svalbard, Norway, September 16, 2016
    2016-09-16#1120
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bear
    Polar Bear
    Ursus maritimus - this bear didn't care in the least that we moved close, though very slowly and carefully.
    81 degrees N, M/S Stockholm, Svalbard, Norway, September 16, 2016
    2016-09-16#1194
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bear
    Polar Bear
    Ursus maritimus - we spent 3+ hours with this bear.
    81 degrees N, M/S Stockholm, Svalbard, Norway, September 16, 2016
    2016-09-16#1221
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Photographers
    Photographers
    We were given the opportunity to stand on an ice floe for a few photos of ourselves.
    Ice Floe, 81 degrees N, Svalbard, Norway, September 16, 2016
    2016-09-16#4879
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Debbie & LJax
    Debbie & LJax
    Shortly after this photo, a bear was spotted swimming to our ice floe.
    Ice Floe, 81 degrees N, Svalbard, Norway, September 16, 2016
    2016-09-16#4883
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bear
    Polar Bear
    Ursus maritimus - swimming so low in the water that it almost got to our ice floe before we hastily evacuated.
    Zodiac, 81 degrees N, Svalbard, Norway, September 16, 2016
    2016-09-16#4886
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bear
    Polar Bear
    Ursus maritimus - disappointed that all the 'meat' had left the ice floe.
    Zodiac, 81 degrees N, Svalbard, Norway, September 16, 2016
    2016-09-16#4891
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bear
    Polar Bear
    Ursus maritimus - we stayed just out of leaping distance to take photos.
    Zodiac, 81 degrees N, Svalbard, Norway, September 16, 2016
    2016-09-16#4902
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bear
    Polar Bear
    Ursus maritimus - he is a big male and disappointed that we left the ice floe.
    Zodiac, 81 degrees N, Svalbard, Norway, September 16, 2016
    2016-09-16#4990
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bear
    Polar Bear
    Ursus maritimus
    Zodiac, 81 degrees N, Svalbard, Norway, September 16, 2016
    2016-09-16#5002
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bear
    Polar Bear
    Ursus maritimus
    Zodiac, 81 degrees N, Svalbard, Norway, September 16, 2016
    2016-09-16#5035
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bear
    Polar Bear
    Ursus maritimus
    Zodiac, 81 degrees N, Svalbard, Norway, September 16, 2016
    2016-09-16#5071
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ivory Gulls
    Ivory Gulls
    Pagophila eburnea - juveniles with black spots and a couple of adults.
    Zodiac, 81 degrees N, Svalbard, Norway, September 16, 2016
    2016-09-16#5106
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bear
    Polar Bear
    Ursus maritimus - our third close bear of the day, shaking off water.
    81 degrees N, M/S Stockholm, Svalbard, Norway, September 16, 2016
    2016-09-16#1404
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bear
    Polar Bear
    Ursus maritimus - swimming to another ice floe, closer to our ship.
    81 degrees N, M/S Stockholm, Svalbard, Norway, September 16, 2016
    2016-09-16#1444
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bear
    Polar Bear
    Ursus maritimus - shaking off a bit of water.
    81 degrees N, M/S Stockholm, Svalbard, Norway, September 16, 2016
    2016-09-16#1462
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bear
    Polar Bear
    Ursus maritimus - cautiously curious about the ship and us.
    81 degrees N, M/S Stockholm, Svalbard, Norway, September 16, 2016
    2016-09-16#5147
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bear
    Polar Bear
    Ursus maritimus - belly sliding across a ridge in the ice floe.
    81 degrees N, M/S Stockholm, Svalbard, Norway, September 16, 2016
    2016-09-16#5155
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bear
    Polar Bear
    Ursus maritimus - seeming to rub off excess water or maybe it just feels good.
    81 degrees N, M/S Stockholm, Svalbard, Norway, September 16, 2016
    2016-09-16#5168
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bear
    Polar Bear
    Ursus maritimus - having a close look at the photographers lining the rail.
    81 degrees N, M/S Stockholm, Svalbard, Norway, September 16, 2016
    2016-09-16#5207
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bear
    Polar Bear
    Ursus maritimus - walking around on the ice floe beside out ship.
    81 degrees N, M/S Stockholm, Svalbard, Norway, September 16, 2016
    2016-09-16#5211
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bear
    Polar Bear
    Ursus maritimus - big paws.
    81 degrees N, M/S Stockholm, Svalbard, Norway, September 16, 2016
    2016-09-16#5216
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Parasitic Jaeger
    Parasitic Jaeger
    Stercorarius parasiticus
    81 degrees N, M/S Stockholm, Svalbard, Norway, September 16, 2016
    2016-09-16#5219
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bear
    Polar Bear
    Ursus maritimus - moving on from the encounter with us.
    81 degrees N, M/S Stockholm, Svalbard, Norway, September 16, 2016
    2016-09-16#1496
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sunset
    Sunset
    Heading South to a fjord to avoid some approaching rough weather.
    M/S Stockholm, Sjuoyane, Svalbard, Norway, September 16, 2016
    2016-09-16#5225
    Larry L. Jackson