Some photos of my first sightings of Polar Bears in the wild! Yippee!
We are sailing along Akpatok Island, one of the uninhabited Canadian Arctic islands in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It is the largest island in Ungava Bay on the northern coast of Quebec. The island is named for the Akpat, the Thick-Billled Murre, or Brunnings Guillemot, which live on ledges along the limestone cliffs surrounding the island. It is the largest colony of these Guillemots in Canada at Hope Bay, and even larger than the colony at Cape Wolstenholme.
The bears were probably scavenging for Guillemot eggs and chicks.
The photos are somewhat blurred since they were taken from the deck of the Silver Endeavour and were a mile or more in the distance, but they are recognisable.
It's too rough for Zodiac cruising but the next two days should offer even more sightings of Polar Bears, Walruses and Beluga Whales.
Very exciting.
For a map etc: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akpatok_Island
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