Sunday 23 June 2013

Arctic Wildlife in June

One Tuesday stalwart has recently returned from a trip to the Arctic, something he does almost on an annual basis.  This time the boat didn't travel as close to the coast as it had in previous years, so these pictures give you an idea of the pictures you can expect in those circumstances.  Photos from a trip, which stayed closer to the coast may be seen here
All photos (c) 2013 David Tasker
Svalbard
Male Snow Bunting
Arctic Tern
Long-tailed Duck
Arctic Skua
Barnacle Geese
Fulmar - subspecies Glacialis Barents
Fulmar - subspecies Auduboni
Record Shot of Black Guillemot
Glaucous Gull
Glaucous Gulls Predating Eider Ducks
Record Shot of a Pomarine Skua
Brunnich's Guillemot
Female "Grey" Phalarope
Reindeer
Record Shot of Moulting Arctic Fox
Record Shot of a Distant Breaching Whale
Dorsal Fin of a Pilot Whale
Killer Wakes aka Orca
Record Shot of Atlantic White-Beaked Dolphins

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