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Newly hatched arctic tern chick (Sterna paradisaea) with the egg tooth still visible, Ellesmere Island, Canadian High Arctic
WL.0440-00
Arctic Fox in summer pelage being attacked by an Arctic Tern. AEkongen, Svalbard
TJ.0536-00
Arctic terns nest amongst poppies and other tundra flowers. Longyearbyen. Spitsbergen
SZ.0161-04
Snowy owl chick on nest in open tundra. Yellow eyes and still in down. The Arctic.
FT.0213-00
Albina, A Nenets girl, poses with her pet cygnet at a summer camp near Nadym, Yamal, W.Siberia, Russia. 2000
RWS0134-25
A family of Northern Pintail ducks (Anas acuta)feeding on a small lake in the tundra.Iultinsky District, Chukotka, Siberia, Russia
RC.2010-10
A family of Northern Pintail ducks (Anas acuta)feeding at the side of a small lake in the tundra.Iultinsky District, Chukotka, Siberia, Russia
RC.2010-11
A female Northern Pintail duck (Anas acuta) on a small lake in the tundra. Iultinsky District, Chukotka, Siberia, Russia
RC.2010-12
A family of Northern Pintail duck (Anas acuta) on a small lake in the tundra.Iultinsky District, Chukotka, Siberia, Russia
RC.2010-13
A family of Northern Pintail duck (Anas acuta) on a small lake in the tundra.Iultinsky District, Chukotka, Siberia, Russia
RC.2010-14
Willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus) foraging for willow buds and bog cranberries on the autumn tundra, Barrenlands, central NWT, Arctic canada
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Willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus) foraging for willow buds and bog cranberries on the autumn tundra, Barrenlands, central NWT, Arctic canada
WL.0675-00
Willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus) male, foraging for willow buds and bog cranberries on the autumn tundra, Barrenlands, central NWT, Arctic canada
WL.0676-00
Willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus) male, foraging for willow buds and bog cranberries on the autumn tundra, Barrenlands, central NWT, Arctic canada
WL.0677-00
Very lush plants of scurvy Grass, growing below a kittiwake cliff and covered in guano and feathers. Edgeøya. Svalbard.
SZ.1024-27
Lush vegetation and mosses below the bird cliff at Gnarlborget. Hornsund Fiord. Spitsbergen.
SZ.1025-06
Grave on the tundra below the bird cliff at Gnarlborget. Hornsund Fiord. Spitsbergen.
SZ.1025-07
Grave on the tundra below the bird cliff at Gnarlborget. Hornsund Fiord. Spitsbergen.
SZ.1025-08
Red throated divers mate on the edge of a small tundra pond, with mossy tundra. Sundesnet, Barentsoya. Svalbard.
SZ.1024-01
Tiny garden of tundra flowers by an ancient whalebone on a raised beach at Sundesnet. Barentsoya. Svalbard.
SZ.1024-02
Molting male Svlabard Ptarmigan (Lagopus mutus hyperboreus), Spitzbergen Island, Svalbard Archipelago, Arctic Norway. This males of this subspecies purposefully dirty their white plumage to make themselves less conspicuous
WL.0576-00
A pet young tundra swan grazing outside a tent at a Nenets summer camp on the tundra. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia. 2000
RWS0117-26
Nenets children feeding a pet young tundra swan at a summer camp near Nadym. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia. 2000
RWS0121-12
Albina, A Nenets girl, plays with her pet cygnet at a summer camp near Nadym. Yamal, W.Siberia, Russia. 2000
RWS0128-23
Albina, A Nenets girl, plays with her pet cygnet at a summer camp near Nadym. Yamal, W.Siberia, Russia. 2000
RWS0128-29