A polar bear sleeping in whiteout conditions, on the snow covered ground of Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Polar Bear, Ursus maritimus, ANWR, Alaska. Please click on the image above to view a larger version of this photo.
Hey Folks,
A quick post for while I’m gone; given the current weather most of the readers in the Lower 48 states are experiencing, this one might be somewhat apropos. A polar bear, sleeping in a snowstorm. See folks, it really isn’t that bad.
Polar bears are simply ridiculously photogenic. Even asleep, on a blanket of snow covered ground, and a foggy misty background, they simply look great. It’s a good thing though. Photographing polar bears, or grizzly bears, involves a lot of watching the bear sleep. And sleep. So it’s a nice experiment to see if we can come up with decent photos of the bears sleeping.
This one is one of my favorites, so far. I hope this guy’s wide awake right now and having a grand time on the ice, chasing seals and eating all that rich blubber. And with that said, I’m heading off to sleep for a while myself. And then to trundle round the mountains, and enjoy some time in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park.
Cheers
Carl