Views of Sequim, the Olympic Peninsula. . .and beyond
That’s what polar bears are called in German… I think that is perfect!
This bear was seen at the edge of the permanent ice edge at about 82 degrees north–that’s WAY up there. But she looked healthy and was very curious about us.
We were fortunate to encounter 22 bears. All but one seemed very healthy.
This mom and cubs were feeding on the very last remains of a whale. The cubs were thought to be about 1 year old.
This is such a typical scene in Port Townsend. Deer “helping” to prune as a gardener works in her yard.
This was near the street festival and stopped traffic in all directions with visitors snapping photos and shocked that they could get so close.
This was ONE mom and 4 babies…I think something must have happened to another mom.
Monday was the last day of crab season. Wow was it a good one!
This was a big girl! You can tell females from males because females have necks! That is why only females are collard for research. The males necks are bigger than their heads and the collars slip right off.
This female walrus (females tusks point together-males point outward so they can poke each other) got quite a bath trying to make her way back to shore.
I have just returned from a 17 day “life bucket” trip to the high arctic. It has been on the books for 4 years. But Covid put a blanket on that for several years.
It was beyond amazing and I’m going to take a week to show some highlights, and then throw some others in on Faraway Fridays.
This shot was taken at the permanent Ice Edge at 82 degrees north in uncharted waters above Nordaustlandet Norway. The bear here was about 2 football fields away peaking over the edge of an ice berg (see below)
He got up and started speed walking toward us, jumping from ice flat to ice flat.
These guys can REALLY MOVE!