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Polar Bear Snowmobile Trip Part III- Pyramiden, Our Base Home
Pyramiden is a now defunct Russian mining town. Staying here was like taking a mini trip to Russia. It is at the base of Billefjorden glacier, and area we spent most of our time looking for polar bears On some...
Polar Bear Snowmobile Trip Part II- Our Route
After our indoctrination in learning how to ride our snow machines we left Longyearbyen on a 5 hour ride that first day. Part way through we stopped for lunch and explored an ice cave under a glacier. It was fascinating...
Polar Bear Snowmobile Trip Part I- Location, Guests, and Guides
Dr. P went to Svalbard in the high Arctic above Norway in April of 2022 to search for polar bears and other Arctic wildlife. As opposed to using a boat to cruise the open fjords, he used a snowmobile on...
The Osprey and the Pond – Part II
In part I of the Osprey and the Pond , Dr. P showed some background information on how he has medically worked on birds of prey like osprey since the 1980's. There was a teaser photo of his encounter with...
The Osprey and the Pond- part I
Dr.P has been photographing osprey in California since 1980, and in northern Michigan since 1995. One of his main goals is to capture a photo of an osprey as it is entering the water and coming out with a fish....
Touching an Iceberg
As a general rule when you are in a zodiac you want to stay far away from glaciers. Not only can a calving glacier swamp a zodiac with a mini tide wave, we learned that when the huge mass of...
Arctic Wildlife Teaser
Svalbard Island - 600 miles south of the North Pole Dr. P just returned from a 10 day expedition trip in the high Arctic of Svalbard. This page has a smattering of the wildlife he saw. There will be more...
Black Skimmers of Bolsa Chica Wetlands
The Bolsa Chica wetlands are a good place to observe birds and practice your wildlife photography. During the summer months the Black Skimmers make their appearance. Not only are they are beautiful birds to look at as they fly like...
The River Otter
River otter families are one of the more playful and fun-to-observe animals in the wild. Dr. P and his veterinary students, along with some California friends, came across a family at a large pond in northern Michigan in June of...
Nature’s Half Acre
A lot of wildlife action can occur at a pond in the forest that is stocked with trout. This is a smorgasbord of food that can be irresistible to some predators, so let's see who came calling at a pond...