28 Jul 2016
Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus)
The walrus utilizes their tusks as ice picks when they haul themselves up onto an ice float, and sometimes they might break as is the case with this one. This…
26 Jul 2016
Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus)
These clumsy and fat mammals on land are amazingly fast and agile in the ocean! This encounter by the Seven Islands (Sjuøyane), Svalbard is from a zodiac, and…
30 Nov 2014
Wattled Jacana (Jacana jacana)
This one I encountered as it was preening the feathers, and my entrance did not disturb this behavior, so I could watch as it was doing its business in the…
14 Nov 2013
Wattled Jacana (Jacana jacana)
A canoe is the perfect means to silently glide one the water and get close to the diverse flora and fauna. The jacare caimans veer off just a couple of metres…
12 Nov 2013
Wattled Jacana (Jacana jacana)
A very specialized waterbird that can be seen walking one the floating vegetation without falling through.