Estonian wildlife and winter landscape - by Ann Dahlberg
Monday, March 25th, 2013 Posted in Eastern Europe | No Comments »No Translations
The fourth day in Estonia we spend with Estonian photographer Remo Savisaar. It is a beautiful morning as we set off at 7am with mist over the fields and a pink blue sky as the sun is just rising. -15 ...
Eagles in Estonia - by Ann Dahlberg
Thursday, March 21st, 2013 Posted in Eastern Europe | 5 Comments »No Translations
Winter is still holding a tight grip on Estonia and I am prepared for -25 degrees with many layers on. I have been invited by Estonian Nature Tours to South Eastern Estonia to experience and photograph White-tailed Eagles together with ...
Grand Prize Trip to Svalbard - José Luis Rodriguez III
Monday, October 8th, 2012 Posted in Northern Europe, Uncategorized | No Comments »No Translations
Svalbard seabirds In Svalbard, polar bears compete with seabirds in prominence. Their colonies are truly spectacular. Many different species of seabirds were close to the ship during the voyage. I checked it around Longyearbyen sail with fulmars, which began flying beside ...
Grand Prize Trip to Svalbard II - José Luis Rodriguez
Monday, October 8th, 2012 Posted in Northern Europe, Uncategorized | No Comments »No Translations
Encounters with other wildlife Walruses are very clumsy on land but in the water they operate with great agility. This way they demonstrated us in 2 of the 4 colonies we saw, in both cases they came to the zodiac and ...
Grand Prize Trip to Svalbard I - José Luis Rodriguez
Monday, October 8th, 2012 Posted in Northern Europe, Uncategorized | No Comments »No Translations
Polar bear encounters Polar bears are totemic animals for me and I never thought I could have a polar bear face to face, just 20 meters away, and also showing himself for my camera. The journey started on the M/S Quest ...
Svalbard with Wild Wonders & Polar Quest XV
Friday, September 14th, 2012 Posted in Northern Europe, Uncategorized | 1 Comment »No Translations
The M/S Stockholm, late afternoon of July 5 The M/S Stockholm, morning of July 6 July 6 & 7 - Sörkapp & Ekmanfjorden Into the eye of the storm "A whale!", with eyes wide open Martin pulls the rudder and tries to move the ...
Svalbard with Wild Wonders & Polar Quest XIV
Friday, September 14th, 2012 Posted in Northern Europe, Uncategorized | 1 Comment »No Translations
July 7 & 8 - Eidembukta, Barentsburg, Longyearbyen Tundra flowers in the rain & time to go home! So the Svalbard weather is suddenly making a statement this morning. A grey sky, a stiff wind and the rain blowing in sideways blasts ...
Svalbard with Wild Wonders & Polar Quest XIII
Wednesday, September 12th, 2012 Posted in Northern Europe, Uncategorized | No Comments »No Translations
July 5 - Lamoteøya, Martinodden & Boltodden What a a day... "Get ready guys, he will leave the water and just after that he will shake! Get ready!" I keep hearing myself repeating that to Mats & Pär as the Zodiac glides ...
Svalbard with Wild Wonders & Polar Quest XII
Monday, September 10th, 2012 Posted in Northern Europe, Uncategorized | No Comments »No Translations
July 06- Hamiltonbukta, Danskøya and Amsterdamøya Top notch in Hamiltonbukta I had good mornings and I had great mornings in Svalbard and then I had the Hamiltonbukta morning which played in it’s own league. So even with the flying start spotting ...
Svalbard with Wild Wonders & Polar Quest XI.5
Sunday, September 9th, 2012 Posted in Northern Europe, Uncategorized | No Comments »No Translations
July 05 - Sjuøyane & the pack ice The pack ice The sea is rough this morning but as our ship sneaks into the bay of Phippsøya, one of the Sjuøyane in the far north, we find the needed shelter ...
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