Polar Bears of Churchill - October 2006 Photo Gallery by Ronald Correia

Polar Bears of Churchill - October 2006

The photos in this gallery were taken during a five day Tundra Buggy Adventure along the coast of Hudson Bay. We spent three nights at Tundra Buggy Lodge out on the sub-arctic tundra photographing the polar bears that migrate through Churchill, Manitoba. Besides the polar bears we also spotted arctic foxes, arctic hares, ptarmigans, and a solitary snowy owl.

Bear Trap	Polar Bear Jail	Polar Bear Jail in Churchill	1970's Era Crash
Churchill, Manitoba	Bear in Churchill	Arctic Hare (Winter Coat)	Arctic Fox (Winter Coat)
Bear on the Rocks	Arctic Fox	Obligatory Warnings	Polar Bear Alert
Alert Signs in Churchill	Native Structures	Anglican Church	Churchill Signs
Tidal Flats	Bed of Seaweed	Greetings	Yawn
Playing Around	Greco-Roman Wrestling	Power Move	Good Recovery
Standing Tall	Neutral Corner	Golden Light	Solitary Bear
Tundra Buggy Lodge	Heading Out	Seaweed Salad	Rocky Coast
Polar Bear Cam	Looking Up	Deep Seaweed	Rummaging
Testing the Air	Bear Approach	Bear in the Willows	Boxing Match
Sparring	Swat	Bear Hug	Grovel
Ready for More	Attack	Left Hook	Pushing Off
Ballroom Dancing	Tuckered Out	Taunting	Seaweed Breath
The Pin	Mom and Cub	Mom as a Pillow	Mom and Cub
Ptarmigans	Ptarmican on the Rocks	Feathered Feet	Flock of Ptarmigans
Bear Approaching	Strolling	Blue Tongue	Paws and Jaws
Long Snout	Long (and sharp) Claws	Don't Look Back	Rocky Tundra
Digging in the Willows	Strolling Down the Road	Bed of Kelp	Rocky Bed
Scent in the Breeze	Resting by the Shore	Arctic Fox	Rocky Bed
Tundra Buggy Lodge	Lodge and Approaching Buggy	Stretching	Mom and Cub
Mom and Cub	Snow Bunting	Bear in the Willows	Catching our Scent
Taking a Stand	Checking us Out	Paw Full of Seaweed	Two in the Kelp
Waking Up	Rolling in the Kelp	Yawn	Early Morning Shorline
Alone on the Tundra	Bear Reflections	Reflections	Long Strides
Closeup	Looking Back	Knee Deep in Kelp	Wrestling By the Bay
Look Out Behind You!	Comparing Jaw Widths	Mugging	Polar Bear Two-Step
Dejected	Bear on the Rocks	Through the Willows	Flat On His Back
Lichen	Interesting Rock Patterns	Wet Feet	Low Tide
Furry Underpaws	Walking on Kelp	Bear and Tundra	Bears Next to Lodge
Is This My Good Side?	Paws	Bear Weapons	Hudson Bay
Digging a Bed	The Three Bears	Rumble In The Making	Tag Team
Outcast	Squared Off	Four's A Crowd	Taking a Stand
Odd Couples	Chasing One Away	More Rumbles	Let's Moon The Tourists!
Majestic Bear	Two In The Willows	Getting Fiesty	Playing In the Kelp
Lounging Around	Powerful Stride	On the Tidal Flats	Arctic Fox
Hunting	Hiding in the Willows	Leaping For The Kill	Family Portrait
Mother And Cub	Resting	Junior's Restless	Big Yawn
Follow Me	Mother and Cub	Closeups	Across the Flats
Family On the Tundra	Owl Pellets	Two Cubs	Mother and Two Cubs
Large Family	Checking Us Out	Peek-a-Boo	I See You!
Enjoying a Stretch	Reach for the Sky	Rolling	Okay, I'm Awake
Bear By the Lodge	In the Willows	Waking Up	Peaceful
Ah, Meals on Wheels!	Curious Bear	Walking Down the Road	Through the Willows
Dancing Partners	Grappling	Standing Tall	Left Jab
Wrestling	No Biting!	Takedown	The Chase
Ready for Action	Out of the Willows	Broad Shoulders	Bear Prints
Arctic Hare	Well Camouflaged - He Thinks	Yawning	Back to Sleep
Photographing Inside the Buggy	Preparing Lunch	Lunch	Inside the Tundra Buggy
Wide Front Windows	View of the Tidal Flats	Nearby Bear	Nice Reflections
Distant Bears	Bears, Tundra, and Tidal Flats	Approaching Bear	Closer Look
Climbing Rocks	Don't Get My Feet Wet	Huge Snout	Rather Close
Paw Prints	Bear Prints	Bored Bear	Avoiding the Water
Late Afternoon	Finally a Snow Bank	Climbing the Snow	Old Military Tower
Edge of the Forest	Tundra Closeup	Christine By the Buggy	Our Tundra Buggy
Colorful Sky	Into the Sunset

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Guest		19-May-2007 05:26
I LOVE your pictures there so beautiful just like you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Guest		19-May-2007 05:23
I Love you and your pictures love times ten from secret admirerer

Guest		19-May-2007 05:20
Really GREAT stuff keep it up Ron love you lots Beth

Guest		30-Dec-2006 13:26
Great stuff Ron. Thanks for sharing! - Mary H.

Guest		28-Dec-2006 19:47
Great pictures Thanks for sendung them Vic

Ronald Correia - Ron Correia Photography		17-Nov-2006 23:04
Heh. If I had Mac equipement, I'd have fed myself to the bears.

Silas		17-Nov-2006 21:35
If you had Mac equipment I might have been tempted to bribe the bears but for PCs we thought it would be enough just to let them know you were coming!

Ronald Correia - Ron Correia Photography		17-Nov-2006 20:27
Nah, sharks are too mundane. Besides, they put you in cages so the sharks can't get at you. Where's the challenge in that? A trip I'm considering for '07 is to Bolivia. If the political situation isn't exciting enough, there are 8 days of hiking in Jaguar country. I figure, if you're not out where something can eat you then you're just not getting the most out of your travels.

Guest		17-Nov-2006 18:12
He may get the computer stuff yet.. I hear you may go swimming with the sharks next. I am sure he can come up with a few interesting ways to bump you off. lol

Ronald Correia - Ron Correia Photography		17-Nov-2006 18:04
That was just wishful thinking on Alan's part. He was hoping to have first dibs on all my computer gear.

Telia Soyer		17-Nov-2006 05:37
Man,, Alan and said that you were going to get eatten by the bears. I guess he was wrong. =x Great pictures by the way.

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