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Scavanging

A large male polar bear, waiting for freeze-up on the shore of Hudson Bay, gnaws on an old carcass he scavanged on the shoreline. The bears mostly live on stored fat at this time of year, but will eat berries, fungi, plants and kelp from along the coastline, as well as garbage from the local dump.

After a couple of bear attacks in the town, Churchill now takes care to keep bears out of the dump. Problem animals are captured and put into a bear jail until they can be released after freeze-up. Some of them are flown out of town and taken up north in a net below a helicopter (I've seen this in the past)

polar bearUrsus maritimusscavangingdried grassbushessnowlying downHudson BayBird CoveChurchillManitobalate fall

  • Ship wreck with bear and dogs
  • Checking out the shoreline
  • Taking a walk
  • Migrating swans
  • Boom!
  • Riding the ice
  • Black ice
  • Freeze-up
  • Polar bears rule
  • Stormy seas
  • Scavanging
  • Glacier lagoon
  • The lone poppy
  • Large male polar bear sleeping on the beach after coming in off the ice, Bird Cove, Churchill, Hudson's Bay, Manitoba
  • Taking a break
  • Sand swirls
  • Katla ice cave
  • Inside the ice cave
  • Got pepperoni?
  • Cave mouth
  • Terry Allen

    on November 14, 2020

    Many thanks everyone for the nice comments!

  • Donna McCommon

    on November 14, 2020

    Outstanding capture of this beautiful bear!

  • God's Child

    on November 13, 2020

    I'm genuinely enjoying your "White Bear" series! For me, they are much more photogenic and fun to watch than the black bear!

    My "Daily Photo" is here:

    https://godschild.smugmug.com/DailyPhotos/Daily-Dose-of-1-A-Day-2020/i-fvB6zMM/A

    11/13/2020

  • geoghanart

    on November 13, 2020

    Excellent capture of this magnificent animal.

  • Marc DeGirolamo Photography

    on November 13, 2020

    Nice clear photo of this guy....Looks like the weather was good which always helps.....

  • Byron Fair Photography

    on November 13, 2020

    Beautiful Bear.

  • Franks-Focus

    on November 13, 2020

    Nice capture of this big fella trying to get every last bit of the carcass.

  • Judith Sparhawk

    on November 13, 2020

    You got some really good views of the bears. They have looked pretty tame in your shots, but I know they can be pretty dangerous.

  • Lgood

    on November 13, 2020

    How interesting that the town will trap and release troublesome bears. This is a wonderful image Terry!

  • Howard's Photography

    on November 13, 2020

    Excellent capture of the polar bear!

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