ARCTIC ADVENTURE PART 4

On the last leg now but still a few goodies to come.

 ANOTHER GREY PHALAROPE

 SUMMER PLUMAGE TURNSTONE

 ANOTHER ARCTIC TERN AERIAL BALLET

 OH FOR SOME BLUE SKY

 TURNSTONE IN FLIGHT,here in winter they are very approachable but these were very shy.

PINK FOOTED GOOSE

 PURPLE SAXIFRAGE

 IVORY GULL

 IVORY GULLS

 IVORY GULLS

 IVORY GULL-WHITER THAN SNOW

 IVORY GULL AT LEAST 5 PROBABLY 6 WERE PRESENT UNDER THIS GLACIER.

 BEARDED SEAL

 BEARDED SEAL

 WHITE FLOWERS

YELLOW FLOWERS

 BARNACLE GOOSE FLY PAST

 YOU KNOW THIS ONE

 SORREL

 WHEN I`M CALLING YOU............

 SNOW BUNTING

 DRAKE EIDER KEEPING WATCH.

 FEMALE EIDER SITTING TIGHT

OUR ROUTE AROUND THE WEST COAST OF SVALBAARD/SPITZBERGEN.
THATS ABOUT IT FOLKS.

ARDTIC ADVENTURES PART 3

DAY 7-CLOSE ENCOUNTERS,A DAY TO REMEMBER.

 FULMAR

FULMAR

 POLAR BEAR SWIMMING

HAS HE SEEN US

TAKING A BREATHER

THINK HE HAS.

 THAR SHE BLOWS-BLUE WHALE-The worlds largest mammal.

The tallest blow of any whale

WHAT A BLOW

WHAT A FLUKE

 MINKE WHALE

 MINKE WHALE

 MINKE WHALE

FOLLOW THAT!
DAY 8

 PLANCIUS-

 GREAT SKUA -BONXIE

 THIS FRISKY REINDEER CAME TO INVESTIGATE US.



 BARNACLE GEESE

 RINGED SEAL

 PURPLE SAXIFRAGE

 GREY PHALAROPE

 ONE FOR THE GEOLOGY BUFFS.

DAY9

 THOMSONS HOLIDAY CRUISE.

 KING EIDERS

 ARCTIC TERNS

 YELLOW BILLED LOONS IN THE U.S

 WHITE BILLED DIVERS TO US

IT DOES LOOK MORE YELLOW THAN WHITE !

 FULMAR BATHING

 ROCK PTARMIGAN - THE ONLY BIRD TO WINTER ON SVALBAARD.

 PURPLE SANDPIPERS


AN INTERESTING ROCK.