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Polar bear resting on snow – Smeerenburg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

We ended our Smeerenburg visit with a zodiac cruise in search of the Polar bear that had been seen in the area and had left paw prints on the beach. Conditions were a bit cold and windy as a weather system was approaching and we were on a schedule to try and run ahead of it. We located the minimal remains of the scavenged walrus carcass but saw no sign of the bear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On our way back to the Polar Front our guides got a call from another ship that has arrived and had located the bear resting on a patch of snow. Spinning around we headed back toward shore and found the bear.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Photographing with telephoto lenses from a bouncing zodiac is always a challenge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Photographing from a bouncing zodiac with a telephoto lens while trying to watch a bear for some action is challenging. Fortunately the bear raised it’s head from the collapsed sleeping pose shown at the head of the blog and allowed a couple of more interesting images.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Polar bear looking up from it’s sleeping spot in the snow<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Polar bear at rest<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Having snagged our bonus Polar bear we made it back to ship for a meal and advice to take seasickness meds and spend the afternoon at rest as we ran south with a following storm expected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photos with Nikon Z9 and Nikkor Z 100-400mm f4.5-5.6 VR S with 1.4x teleconverter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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