Polar Bears
Nov 21, 2015 19:05:50 #
srodday
Loc: Mass
I had a chance to see wild polar bears in Churchill Manitoba. If you ever get the chance, it is a great experience. They can be see in Aug, but they really gather in mi-Oct to Nov to wait for the Hudson Bay to freeze so that they can hunt seals.
Note - Polar Bear season is now over so you have to wait until next year if you want to see them.
Note - Polar Bear season is now over so you have to wait until next year if you want to see them.
Nov 21, 2015 19:10:26 #
srodday wrote:
I had a chance to see wild polar bears in Churchill Manitoba. If you ever get the chance, it is a great experience. They can be see in Aug, but they really gather in mi-Oct to Nov to wait for the Hudson Bay to freeze so that they can hunt seals.
Note - Polar Bear season is now over so you have to wait until next year if you want to see them.
Note - Polar Bear season is now over so you have to wait until next year if you want to see them.
enjoyable photos !
Nov 21, 2015 19:10:50 #
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Nov 21, 2015 19:38:28 #
srodday
Loc: Mass
the hiker wrote:
very nice shots of a beautiful animal.
Thank you! They are also very big animals!!
Nov 21, 2015 20:21:15 #
My Uncle, who was a highly decorated and brave guy, had to fly missions completely unarmed (by treaty) over Polar bear territory during the Cold War. That was scarier for the crews than bombing runs over Europe in WWII. Given the chance, Polar bears find us quite tasty.
Nov 21, 2015 20:26:48 #
Nov 21, 2015 21:06:58 #
srodday
Loc: Mass
Jay Pat wrote:
Nice series!
All the third one needs is a cold, Coca Cola....
Pat
All the third one needs is a cold, Coca Cola....
Pat
LOL. Maybe I should photoshop one in....
Nov 21, 2015 21:45:18 #
Jay Pat wrote:
Nice series!
All the third one needs is a cold, Coca Cola....
Pat
All the third one needs is a cold, Coca Cola....
Pat
My thoughts exactly!
Nov 22, 2015 00:38:51 #
Nov 22, 2015 01:29:38 #
quixdraw wrote:
My Uncle, who was a highly decorated and brave guy, had to fly missions completely unarmed (by treaty) over Polar bear territory during the Cold War. That was scarier for the crews than bombing runs over Europe in WWII. Given the chance, Polar bears find us quite tasty.
Whatever... :-)
I've never heard of any such treaty, nor flying without arms, nor of Polar bears ever knocking down an airplane much less eating the occupants! I've never heard of a Polar bear ever killing anyone from an airplane crew.
Polar bears actually rarely ever kill any humans, and will only eat them if they are starving. No blubber! But if they think you are a seal they'll kill you in an instant, and then walk off and leave your useless meat for the foxes...
Moreover, starting in the 1950's sport hunting of polar bears off Alaska's coasts increasingly made Polar bears hard to find. By 1972 when the Marine Mammal Protection Act was passed there were only a few left, and it remained that way for more than a decade. Essentially the "cold war" period was not a good time for Polar bears.
American bombing runs in Europe killed 29,000 crew members.
Nov 22, 2015 05:32:08 #
srodday
Loc: Mass
Sylvias wrote:
Beautiful captures, love mother and cub. :thumbup: :D
Thank you. I wish I saw more Cubs but at least I saw this one.
Nov 22, 2015 05:44:48 #
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