Photos from Svalbard, Europe

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The sun never set - 3AM it was amazing to have it be so bright!!
The entire wall is covered with Kittiwakes and chicks
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Ice cream treat on a beautiful warm sunny afternoon
On the ice
Love the sea ice
Never dark, the lighting at times was so beautiful!
Zodiac cruising among the Guillemots
They were amazing to see so many!
 Alkefjellet - Guillemots nesting spot
66'000 pairs are nesting there.
So hard to imagine how thedey survive in such barren conditions
They were so close together with a fair amount of shoving amongst them
'Ugly of walrus' - what a group of them are actually called!
Beautiful wildflowers among the rocks
Each landing different - at Kapp Lee
Herd of reindeer on the hills above the walruses
Hunting
Unfortunately he caught his prey - a little chick
Just singing their heart out
Wanny Wolstad's cabin - where she and her 2 sons spent 5 yrs
Mom and cub
Ok and a little squabbling
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Black-legged kittiwakes. Again, thousands of them with their chicks
Landing at Gnålodden
a few more polar bear pics
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A meadow of these
It was amazing!
One of many zodiac trips
a great trip!!
Not sure which gull..
Arctic Tern
Waterfalls at Alkefjellet
Guillemots
Our first Arctic fox sighting
Brünnich’s Guillemot.
Our boat waiting for us
Arriving at Dolerittneset (Kapp Lee) w walruses on the waters edge
But they are kinda cute!
I loved the arctic foxes!
Not at all afraid of us
The little ones joining in
Fascinating to watch and listen to the cacophony of bird noise
Ed enjoying the sunshine
Ice sculpture
Reindeer - such a beautiful setting
Bundled up but loving it!
Dolphin, Barents Sea
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