Black Bear Catches salmon. Gunnuk Creek, Kake in South East Alaska is a very good place to see Black Bears fishing. The salmon were plentiful and the bears were very active. This bear seemed to make light work of fishing. Having caught the salmon it ate the fish on...
Black Bear fishing. Gunnuk Creek, Kake in South East Alaska is a very good place to see Black Bears fishing. The salmon were plentiful and the bears were very active. The bears were being selective with the fish they wanted. Their preference was to eat females because...
Three young Grizzly Bear cubs explore a waterfall. In Pavlof Harbor, South East Alaska, these three small Grizzly Bear cubs of the year (COYS) were exploring the waterfall whilst their mother was nearby fishing for the plentiful salmon that were in the river. They...
Grizzly Bear and her three cubs. This Grizzly Bear and her three young cubs of the year (coys) had emerged from the forest and began exploring the river bank in Pavlof Harbour, South East Alaska. The cubs stayed close to their mother as there were other bears nearby....
Three very wary Grizzly Bear cubs. These three Grizzly Bear cubs of the year (coys) were exploring the river bank in Pavlof Harbour, South East Alaska. Their mother was fishing nearby. The cubs were very wary of the other bears that were in and about the river. A male...
Polar Bear with cub cross the fast ice. There was a vast expanse of fast ice in Raudfjord, Svalbard in June 2023. The ice was dotted with seals which had hauled out. In the distance we spotted a Polar Bear and her cub as they set off across the fast ice. Although they...
Polar Bear amongst the ice floes. A Polar Bear was exploring the ice floes in northern Svalbard. The ice was majestic and a beautiful contrast to the sea. The Polar Bear picked his way through the ice then had to swim to the next ice floe. It gave a big shake of the...
Polar Bears play with ice. Polar Bears like to have fun! In Svalbard we saw bears playing with bits of ice on several occasions. I guess there is little else to play with. Although we have sen them playing with drift wood, aerosol cans and fishing gear. It is such a...
Polar Bear strolls across the ice. Svalbard is perhaps the perfect place to watch Polar Bears on the pack ice. In June 2023 there was a lot of ice to the north of Svalbard and much of it was nicely sculptured. We saw this male Polar Bear making his way across the ice....
Polar Bear on a seal kill. As we pushed through the ice heading into Raudfjord, Svalbard we could see many Glaucous Gulls in the distance. This indicated the presence of a carcass. As we got closer it was evident that a Polar Bear had taken a Bearded Seal. There was...
Swimming Polar Bear. Svalbard in June is blessed with 24 hours of sunshine each day. It was early in the morning when the light was perfect that we found this male Polar Bear swimming amongst the ice floes. He checked out the ice from both the water and the ice floes....
Polar Bear cubs of the year play with mum. A Polar Bear and her two cubs of the year (COYS) were making their way across the fast ice in Raudfjord, Svalbard. The sun was beating down causing some significant shimmer. As we watched one of the cubs ran towards its...
Playful Polar Bear cubs of the year. In Svalbard’s Raudfjord, a Polar Bear and her two cubs of the year (COYS) were making their leisurely way across the fast ice. The cubs became quite boisterous and began playing with each other. Their mother looked on with...
Curious Polar Bear cubs of the year. In Northern Svalbard we had watched a female Polar Bear and her two cubs of the year (COYS) for quite some time. However, they were very distant. Then curiosity got the better of them and they moved closer towards us. They were...
Polar Bear plays with drift wood. In Raudfjord in the north of Svalbard, we found this 1.5 year old male polar bear. We had been watching him for several hours when he appeared from the water carrying a piece of drift wood. He immediately began to play with this stick...
Playful Polar Bear. This 1.5 yr old male Polar Bear had been close to our icebreaker for some time, in Svalbard’s, Raudfjord. He had played with drift wood, blocks of ice and even some old fishing ropes. It was great entertainment. He became more inquisitive and...
Polar Bear explores the pack ice. In June 2023 there was a lot of ice around the shores of Northern Svalbard. As we pushed our way through the ice we found this young male Polar Bear exploring the ice. He was on the look out for his favourite food - seals. One never...
Polar Bear reflections. This young male Polar Bear was wandering amongst the ice floes in Raudfjord, northern Svalbard. It came upon an open patch off water which provided some very nice reflections of the bear. Fortunately, he stayed near this area for some time. A...
Polar Bear and her two cubs cross the fast ice. We had tracked this Polar Bear and her two cubs of the year (COYS) for some time in Svalbard’s Raudfjord. At times they came close to us. But for this shot I went wide to give a sense of the majestic beauty of Svalbard...
Polar Bear plays with drift wood. In Raudfjord in the north of Svalbard, we found this 1.5 year old male polar bear. We had been watching him for several hours when he appeared from the water carrying a piece of drift would. He immediately began to play with this...