Tag: Canada

  • Pairs of Glaucous Gulls

    Pairs of Glaucous Gulls

    Why did I shoot them two-by-two? What kind of inspiration is this? Glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus, Goéland bourgmestre). Dundas Harbour, Nunavut, Canada. August 2016.

  • Arctic bunny too far for a photo

    Arctic bunny too far for a photo

    Sometimes, the animal you want to shoot is a bit too far for a good picture (even with a long tele-lens), but its camouflage totally failed to hide it, like this arctic hare whose pelt is still white while Winter snow is long gone: Big lens, good camera, not enough… picture blow out of proportion:…

  • Northern Fulmar

    Northern Fulmar

    Northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis, Fulmar boréal). Navy Board Inlet, Nunavut, Canada. August 2016.

  • Sunset in Buchan Gulf

    Sunset in Buchan Gulf

    Buchan Gulf, Nunavut, Canada August 2016.

  • Snow geese

    Snow geese

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

  • Gibbs Fjord in the fog

    Gibbs Fjord in the fog

    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…

  • Whales family

    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.

  • Flowers in Sunshine Fjord

    Flowers in Sunshine Fjord

    Sunshine Fjord, Nunavut, Canada. August 2016.

  • Whales on Davis Strait

    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.