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  1. Paul Collins

    Svalbard in June / July 2023

    Hi all, I am returning to Longyearbyen in Svalbard (Norwegian Arctic) in the first part of June for about 5-6 days, to coincide with: bird migration and courtship (phalaropes, divers, king eiders, little auks), whales, walruses, and arctic fox activity. I may also return in July, with a...
  2. Barnacle goose

    Barnacle goose

    Barnacle goose in the nest on the bird cliffs near Svalbard
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  3. Brunnich's guillemot

    Brunnich's guillemot

    Bird cliffs near Svalbard
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  4. Rock Ptarmigan

    Rock Ptarmigan

    Svalbard Rock ptarmigan - the largest subspecies of Rock ptarmigan. In the recent years the ornithologists are discussing the possibility to single it out as a separate species.
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  5. Common eider with ducklings

    Common eider with ducklings

    Common eider with ducklings in the nest in Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway.
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  6. Bird cliffs

    Bird cliffs

    Brunnich and Black guillemots on the bird cliffs, Svalbard, Spitsbergen, Norway.
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  7. Ivory gulls and Polar bear

    Ivory gulls and Polar bear

    Ivory gulls are waiting for polar bear to cut the carcass for them. Svalbard, Spitsbergen, Norway.
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  8. Atlantic Puffin - beauty in the eye of the beholder!

    Atlantic Puffin - beauty in the eye of the beholder!

    Apparently this beak serves no purpose other than to advertise good genes; sort of like: "I've survived despite this massive encumbrance, so clearly I've got some pretty good characteristics that you'll want to pass on to your own offspring!"
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