The chicks were about two weeks old, making a nice snack for the bear. And with about 100.000 breeding pairs, there are enough of those snacks to keep him fed for a while. Although, despite all the climbing skills of this bear most of them will be out of reach for him. Here the bear has just cleaned out the first ledge and discovered a new one, with the last parents fleeing again…
**to be continued**
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The agility of the polar bear is amazing. I tend to think of bears as lumbering around, but can see that my preconceived ideas are all wrong. This whole series of shots has been absolutely stunning.
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Cool shot. Really the depth feeling you have here with all the different elevations.
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Wow, exciting series, but even more so for the guillemots 😉
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Phenomenal photography
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