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Ursus maritimus, Cape Churchill, Wapusk National Park, Manitoba, Canada
A new day begins at Cape Churchill. It’s late November on the frozen shore and an adult polar bear looks longingly to sea. With newly formed ice underfoot, he looks with wonder and hope, is today the day the sea ice will finally form and free me from my landlocked summer home?
I’m donating 50% of profits from all sales of my Cape Churchill images to Polar Bears International.
Shot using:
Canon EOS Digital Rebel (the original!) with Canon EF75-300mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM lens
Focal length 300mm, Exposure 1/500 sec at f/8.0, ISO 200
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Sylvia J. Zarco
aka Owed to Nature
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Thank you!
– Owed to Nature
Thanks Kathy!
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I love polar bears…must have been nice to see them
It was a once in a lifetime trip! 7 days in very remote wilderness. Lots of people have heard of Churchill, dubbed the “Polar Bear Capital of the world.” But in season, that’s sorta like a cold Disneyland. We were miles from there. There’s only one expedition a year that stays out in Wapusk National Park. It’s a day’s ride from the town of Churchill and can only be undertaken if temps are low enough to freeze the tundra and small ponds that line the shore out to the point of land named Cape Churchill. If the ground isn’t frozen hard, the required vehicles – mammoth “tundra buggies,” will sink in the soft ground. And by frozen, I mean HARD. For the week’s stay, they tow out the even huger “tundra buggy lodge” – like white bunkhouses/train cars on immense wheels – which they park on a frozen pond to minimize any possible impact to the tundra from the week’s stay. It’s an incredible experience in so many ways. First night, woke at 2am to someone calling “Northern Lights!” Oh, and the bears. And the scenery. And the solitude. And the cold. Sad, last week it rained in Churchill. Been unseasonably warm. There’s no sea ice in sight. It was this time of year 3 years ago that I was en route to Cape. Very different in such a short time. At least, temps finally dipped below freezing this weekend. Hopefully the cold will catch up fast for the Cape bears. So glad I saw them when I did. They’re such magnificent creatures…
– Owed to Nature
Stunning capture!
1 Day 17 Nov – limit 20
Thank you Magaret. I knew about 1 per day but not the limit 20. That’s for total submissions per artist to Topshelf Wildlife?
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All groups with moderating or approval, a limit of 20, set up by rb. xx
Sorry, unless the group rules says “unlimited”
Thank you for explaining everything. I admit I was unaware of the RB limit. And, of course, even more thanks for my feature!
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GREAT CAPTURE.
THANK YOU!!! ;-)
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Thank you Very Much Pops! …Sylvia
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Nice capture Sylvia…love it
Thank you so very much Larry!
– Owed to Nature