Tag: Canada
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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.
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Flowers in Sunshine Fjord
Sunshine Fjord, Nunavut, Canada. August 2016.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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…