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Snow geese

Snow goose (Chen caerulescens, Oie blanche du Canada) Navy Board Inlet, Nunavut, Canada. August 2016.

September 15, 2016

The entrance into Gibbs Fjord was a great nice surprise. The fog, instead of creeping down the bottom of the cliffs, stayed hanging to the summits, the glaciers suspended to the top top of the plateau surrounding the fjord. So, navigation was relatively easy while delighting us with a most unusual display. We found a…

September 14, 2016

Whales family

Finally, a nice picture of Mom and her little one, cruising together in calm waters: Short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus, Baleine pilote, Globicéphale). Davis Strait, Nunavut, Canada August 2016.

September 13, 2016

Whales on Davis Strait

Sunset encounters: Beaked whales according to the specialists, pilot whales do not really fear even large ships. They travel in small groups which offer nice photo opportunities. Short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus, Baleine pilote, Globicéphale). Davis Strait, Nunavut, Canada August 2016.

September 11, 2016

Fulmar reflection

I love vertical panoramas. They force the eye to explore the image in a different way… Northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis, Fulmar boréal). Monumental Island, Nunavut, Canada. August 2016.

September 10, 2016

Thick-billed Murres

Birds totally at ease under water, these thick-billed murres are great swimmers but take a long time taking off. Thick-billed murre (Uria lomvia, Guillemot de Brünnich). Akpait National Wildlife Area, Nunavut, Canada. August 2016.

September 9, 2016

Murres thinking they are penguins

Since penguins live only in the Southern Hemisphere and can’t fly, we could not encounter any during our 2016 trip to the Arctic Archipelago of Canada. However, we observed some birds who seemed to have the same behaviour assembling in groups on icebergs or ice-floes, like so many penguins do in the South of our…

September 8, 2016