Iced In - SOLD
Pouch Cove harbour
An early spring storm with northeasterly winds brought pack ice close to shore and with it a few polar bears. Where I live, we got the ice, but not the bears, they were further north.
Bauline Harbour
I always feel sorry for the bears, as they're usually disoriented and hungry. People get too curious and too close and it becomes a dangerous situation. The bears if too close for comfort, are usually tranquilized and airlifted back north. Sometimes it ends badly for the bear if it endangers human life.
You can see some photos of bears on the Bonavista Peninsula this week here and here. And video footage here.
4 comments:
I love that painting, Jeanette and that's saying something because I usually dislike wintery paintings. And I can't imagine running into a polar bear on a walk. My god! Bet you're glad you're a 'southern gal'.
I would love to see one in the wild, at a safe distance of course. I've only seen one in the Toronto zoo, so doesn't count :p
the Polar bear problem is def a man made one sadly, and they tend to lose :(
Trouble is, once they're close enough to see, they're too close for comfort. I'm always on the bear's side.
that is very true. sometimes its a good thing to have reinforced glass and a 6 foot wall between you and a bear :p
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