Birds like to follow whales, since the whales bring up zooplankton and fish to the surface. An easy meal for many birds! This time, mostly
Plenty of Kittiwakes can be found at the glacier fronts ending in Kongsfjorden. The fronts of those “tidal glaciers”, thus glaciers ending in the sea,
When arriving at the cabin last weekend, an Arctic Skua was sitting on the roof top. “Oh no”, I thought, “I hope they are not
When navigating close to the glacier last week, a big chunk of ice broke off and fell in the water. This impressive force of nature
Two black guillemots and one murre!One tern and one puffin!Four normal eiders, three female eiders and four king eiders! A normal “conversation” during a bird
This picture shows two Arctic Skuas against the haze of a beautiful warm day. They did not attack us, although some other unfortunately did. Those
While sailing around on the fjord with the Dutch scientists here (this weekend more information about that!), a bearded seal hanging on an iceberg close
This little reindeer family was walking around the permafrost research site close to the Bayelva river. They were not afraid at all and came quite
Today’s visitors were a mother bear and her cub. They were first seen on the island Prins Heinrich close to the village and passed the
In other places where I lived, I never had the idea of being “dominated” by some other species. However over here, aggressive birds rule town.