Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Muskox herd and old bull.


 On the run.

This old bull was seen another day by himself. He came close to see what we were about.

Monday, August 25, 2014

Monday, August 18, 2014

Tuesday, August 12, 2014

More caribou.

 The throng.
 Crossing over.
Bull in velvet, June 28.
This year's calf. The only one I saw.

Some caribou.

 Bull(?) & yearling.
 Cow & yearling.
 The leap.
Bulls in velvet, June 26.

More locals and breeders. Karrak

 Snowy owl.
 Hen Rock ptarmigan.
 Blue goose.
Snows on nest.

Monday, August 11, 2014

A great variety of Karrak nesters.

Semi palmated plover.
 Arctic tern.
Red throated loon.
Cackling goose.

Some shorebirds at Karrak

 Semipalmated sandpiper.
 Baird's sandpiper.
 Ruddy turnstone.
Stilt sandpiper.

Some regulars

 Lapland longspur (male). The most abundant songbird. Nests in cavities in ground.
 Snow bunting (male). Nests in rock cavities.
Hoary redpoll (female). In this case nesting in a pile of goose(?) traps.