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Taking a walk

A polar bear (Ursus maritimus) walks through the dried grasses on the shores of Hudson Bay as he waits for freeze-up and seal hunting time on the ice, Churchill, Manitoba.

Judith I think the amount of snow, and the amount of sea ice, this year is around average. Because the tall grasses and the bushes stick up above the snow cover it can be deceptive, but the snow would probably come up to around your knees if you got out and walked near the bushes. I have some pics from another day where the bear is wading through snow up to its belly.

God's Child et al., in Canada we have 4 kinds of bears, the black bear (smallest and most common) the Kermode bear (a bit larger coastal genetic variation of the black bear that is white in color), the grizzly bear (much larger than the black bear, which can vary in colour from dark brown to blonde) and the polar bear (the largest of all the bears, which is white). Recently, as the arctic warms with climate change and the grizzlies expand north, we've had sightings of hybrids between grizzlies and polar bears called grolars or pizzlies, which are a light greyish brown in colour.

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  • Terry Allen

    on November 22, 2020

    Many thanks everyone for the nice comments!

  • Byron Fair Photography

    on November 22, 2020

    Lovely capture.

  • Darlene Jansen

    on November 22, 2020

    Outstanding capture of this beautiful polar bear!

  • Loyd Dalton

    on November 21, 2020

    Great capture! Nice to see you shooting from a distance with the 200-500mm lens! I hear they are VERY hungry this time of year as they can't begin their seal hunting until the sea freezes over and a big lens toting photograher can't run very fast! :)

  • Howard's Photography

    on November 21, 2020

    Great shot of the polar bear!

  • God's Child

    on November 21, 2020

    Thanks, Terry for notifying me of the addendum regarding the information on Canada's bears. I really appreciate it, as I am always interested in learning the history of not only places but other subject matter, as well. I learned from my 6th-grade teacher, Mr. Randle, that "Each time we learn something new, we get a wrinkle on our brain."

    11/21/2020

  • Pascale GUY

    on November 21, 2020

    Excellent shot ! Very interesting informations too ! I asked the same of Judith and have the answer 😊

  • God's Child

    on November 21, 2020

    I just love seeing the white bears as opposed to the black bears!

    My "Daily Photo" is here:

    https://godschild.smugmug.com/DailyPhotos/Daily-Dose-of-1-A-Day-2020/i-PGdrfgq/A

    11/21/2020

  • Judith Sparhawk

    on November 21, 2020

    Great view of the bear walking in the wide expanse of grasses. Is it unusual for so little snow there at that time?

  • Bill J Boyd Photography

    on November 21, 2020

    Excellent shot, Terry. I like this composition

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