Another day out on the water, being totally mesmerised by the landscape and the ever shifting light and colour.
Just the day you could really use a stronger zoom lens…
But today there was something even more thrilling than these massive landscapes. Watching a polar bear chasing reindeer.
Svalbard reindeer are generally very chill and not usually taken to doing their best Catherine Freeman impersonations... unless close behind them is a massive isbjørn [ice bear]. It seems that polar bears are investigating new food sources in the non-winter months as temperatures rise and food becomes more scarce – and reindeer are now on the alert. The chase happened across the lower ground just above the shoreline.
There was no luck for the polar bear this day. After a short burst of activity she decided to cut her losses and rest in the sun once the race was obviously lost.
I really, really want a stronger zoom lens…