Category: Photo safari
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Black-legged kittiwake – Wrangel Island
Kittiwakes always stay out at sea, and only approach coasts for breeding. There, in large colonies perched in high cliffs, they will be recognizable to their constant noisy calls. Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla), mouette tridactyle.Wrangel Island, Russia.August 2018.
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Arctic foxes aren’t white
Who would not admire the stunningly white fur of those arctic foxes you see in the BBC documentary films? But this species is not systematically white. However, all of these foxes are remarkably agile and active. Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus), renard arctique.Wrangel Island, Russia.August 2018.
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Artic flowers – Wrangel Island
Summer is a short season when plants need to hurry and flower.
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Wrangel Island – Beluga whales
Belugas are not too difficult to find (much less than the elusive narwhal). But, like all whales, they are often hard to catch in action. Here, a group of the white whales was hunting slamon. The grey one is just a young which did not yet grow its porcelain-colored skin. Beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas), Béluga, ou…
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Eagles in Yellowstone (Winter)
Birds, squirrel, pine marter
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Winter landscapes in Yellowstone
American buffalo (bison, bison) Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA, March 2018.
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Coyotes from a great distance – Yellowstone
American coyote (Canis latrans, coyote) Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA, March 2018.
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Grey wolves – Yellowstone
Grey wolves are present in the Yellowstone National Park. But they are hard to come by and they do not often come near roads. Mostly, you may see then several hundrd yards from you. Let’s say one or two miles from the road… Grey wolf (Canis lupus, loup gris) Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA, March…
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Big fauna in Winter – Yellowstone
Birds, squirrel, pine marter