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Polar Bears of Spitzbergen with Joe Von Ost-2012

From June 28 to July 9 Sue and I took a trip on a Russian ice breaker around Spitzbergen to track polar bears and their cubs on the pack ice I am including some of her excellent photo with mine The first 18 pictures in this gallery present the most interesting sequence of nature shots it has been my privilege to take-a mother catching a baby seal for her cubs More to come!
1.A mother on a mission heads to a spot on the pack ice
1.A mother on a mission heads to a spot on the pack ice		 2.The cubs follow
2.The cubs follow		 3.She tells them to stay out of theway
3.She tells them to stay out of theway		 4.They do while she smells a spot on the ice
4.They do while she smells a spot on the ice		 5.She dives in
5.She dives in		 6.She comes up with a baby seal as shotby by Sue
6.She comes up with a baby seal as shotby by Sue
7.she probably then kills it as the cubs run for dinner
7.she probably then kills it as the cubs run for dinner		 8.She checks it out
8.She checks it out		 9.Then she moves with it
9.Then she moves with it		 10.Moving on
10.Moving on		 11.Moving from one ice pack to another
11.Moving from one ice pack to another		 12.Jumping up
12.Jumping up
13.She reaches the solid ice
13.She reaches the solid ice		 14.Movineg on
14.Movineg on		 15.Here she is swinging her prey while jumping from one pack to another
15.Here she is swinging her prey while jumping from one pack to another 		16.Moving on
16.Moving on		 17.now she has gotten for enother away from the kill site to eat
17.now she has gotten for enother away from the kill site to eat		 18.The fastest of the cubs joins her at dinner
18.The fastest of the cubs joins her at dinner
Moving across the pack ice
Moving across the pack ice		 In the open water
In the open water		 Getting out of the water
Getting out of the water		 Note the undisturbed bird
Note the undisturbed bird		 Looking around
Looking around		 Drinking water
Drinking water
A nice nuzzle
A nice nuzzle		 Traveling together
Traveling together		 Checking things out
Checking things out		 Jumping
Jumping		 Looking at me
Looking at me		 Yearling frolics
Yearling frolics
Winding thru the pack ice
Winding thru the pack ice		 Thinking with bite mark
Thinking with bite mark		 Little guy stands by Sue
Little guy stands by Sue		 Family together
Family together		 Old guy roars
Old guy roars		 Cub frolicks by Sue
Cub frolicks by Sue
Mom watches,cub enjoys by Sue
Mom watches,cub enjoys by Sue		 A kill site
A kill site		 Ambling along
Ambling along		 Mom and cub
Mom and cub		 Checking around
Checking around		 Cub folllows mom
Cub folllows mom
Cub romps
Cub romps		 Watching
Watching		 Mom turns around
Mom turns around		 Big guy up close
Big guy up close		 Big guy up close
Big guy up close		 Watching us
Watching us
Big guy walks
Big guy walks		 Thinking with bite mark
Thinking with bite mark		 Swiming
Swiming		 They are all looking at me
They are all looking at me		 Moving ahead
Moving ahead		 Wife Sue against a glacier
Wife Sue against a glacier
Yearling lays down
Yearling lays down		 Watching us
Watching us		 Getting a ride on moms back
Getting a ride on moms back		 Cub leaps by Sue
Cub leaps by Sue		 More frolicks by Sue
More frolicks by Sue		 Reflections
Reflections
Just looking
Just looking		 Cubs inspects a kill site
Cubs inspects a kill site		 On a hill
On a hill		 Great Reflection
Great Reflection		 Cub jumps
Cub jumps		 Cub romps
Cub romps
Yearling roars to protect mom
Yearling roars to protect mom		 Yearling follows mom
Yearling follows mom		 Photographer tests the cold ground
Photographer tests the cold ground		 Big guy up close
Big guy up close		 Big guy up close
Big guy up close		 Closeup
Closeup
Stalking
Stalking		 Relaxing
Relaxing		 Pack ice berg
Pack ice berg		 Ice fields
Ice fields		 Pack ice
Pack ice		 Beginning of pack ice
Beginning of pack ice
Polar Explorer our boat
Polar Explorer our boat		 Polar Explorer our boat
Polar Explorer our boat		 Zodiac going ashore
Zodiac going ashore		 Polar bear tracks
Polar bear tracks		 Guns to protect against Bears
Guns to protect against Bears		 Glacier
Glacier
Glacier
Glacier		 Glacier
Glacier		 Raindeer
Raindeer		 _Raindeer
_Raindeer		 Raindeer
Raindeer		 Arctic Fox
Arctic Fox
Arctic Fox
Arctic Fox		 Arctic Fox
Arctic Fox		 Arctic Fox
Arctic Fox		 Arctic Fox
Arctic Fox		 Arctic Fox
Arctic Fox		 Walrus
Walrus
Walrus
Walrus		 Walrus
Walrus		 Walrus
Walrus		 Walrus
Walrus		 Walrus dad punishs kid
Walrus dad punishs kid		 Young Walrus
Young Walrus
Walrus
Walrus		 Walrus
Walrus		 Walruses quietly figh
Walruses quietly figh		 Barnacle geese
Barnacle geese		 Barnacle geese
Barnacle geese		 Long tailed Jaeger
Long tailed Jaeger
Long tailed Jaeger
Long tailed Jaeger		 Ivory Gull
Ivory Gull		 Thick billed murre
Thick billed murre		 Northern Fulmer
Northern Fulmer		 Dovekies
Dovekies		 Dovekies
Dovekies
Dovekies
Dovekies		 Dovekies
Dovekies		 Dovekies in flight
Dovekies in flight		 Thick billed murre
Thick billed murre		 Thick billed murre
Thick billed murre		 Thick billed murre
Thick billed murre
Bearded seal
Bearded seal		 Bearded seal
Bearded seal

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Guest 05-Dec-2012 15:36
Ditto. Facinating trip. Best J
Andreas Hamnes26-Jul-2012 19:58
Excellent collection ! V
nicolebouglouan26-Jul-2012 19:45
Amazing gallery Tom! Well done! V
Gonen22-Jul-2012 18:50
Excellent and beautiful gallery.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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