Category: Photo
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Geneva – Modern world and tradition
Seen in the streets of Geneva.
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Stacked ships
Did you ever see a ship on a ship? And a ship on a ship on a ship?
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Polar bear
Polar bear (Ursus maritimus, ours polaire) Svalbard, June 2013.
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Polar fox
One of the nicest and cutest little mammals is observable in the Svalbard archipelago. This one was so unafraid that it came in the middle of our group in order to pee, clearly meaning “this is MY place; You’re just invited here”. Polar fox or arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus, renard polaire) Svalbard, June 2013.
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Polar bear, king of Svalbard
Our paths crossed those of several bears (four at the end of the trip) in very different weather conditions. But it was possible to shoot some snapshots of the king of the North. Polar bear (Ursus maritimus, ours polaire) Svalbard, June 2013.
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Svalbard reindeer
Sometimes, it is said that if Santa Claus lives at the North Pole, his reindeers come from Svalbard. And we met some of them, of course. Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus, renne or caribou). Svalbard, June 2013.
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Svalbard: A seal
It was a long time in coming, would say some of the obsevrers here. Here come some photos brought back from a wildlife destination much colder than my usual travels of the past. No big cat in the icy Svalbard archipelago. It was in June this year (2013) that I traveled to Spitzberg while the…
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Lappet-faced Vulture, in flight
Lappet-faced Vulture (Torgos tracheliotos, anciennement Torgos tracheliotus, Vautour oricou). Tanzania, Ngorongoro Conservancy Area, March 2013.
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Changeable Hawk-Eagle
Changeable Hawk-Eagle (Nisaetus cirrhatus, Aigle huppé). Tanzania, Ngorongoro Conservancy Area, March 2013.