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Comment: One afternoon, the wind was not blowing and the waters were like glass. Isn't this a beautiful reflection during the beginning of sunset?
098 Willow Ptarmigan * This is a small flock of Willow Ptarmigans.  This is another species that turns white for the winter. * 2048 x 1536 * (673KB)

099 Willow PtarmiganJPG * Now you can see them better.  We were told that once it does snow, the ptarmigan look like

100 Willow Ptarmigan * I couldn't quite get his feathery feet into the picture.  The feathers on the feet help them walk on the snow. * 2048 x 1536 * (611KB)

101 Churchill landscape * Another view of the Churchill landscape..... * 1600 x 1200 * (552KB)

102 Natural wind socks * These trees act as natural wind socks.  The winds are almost always out of the northwest - and the driving snow blows the branches off that side of the trees.  So you don't need a compass to travel around. * 2048 x 1536 * (625KB)

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106 Bus Reflections * That is one of our company's tundra buggies on the other side of the pond. * 2048 x 1536 * (787KB)

107 Bus reflection * Isn't this a great reflection picture? * 1600 x 1200 * (447KB)

108 Our group at Gypsys * We ate all our meals at Gypsy's in Churchill.  This is a picture of the group I was with for this adventure. * 2048 x 1536 * (1.28MB)

109 Polar bear jail * The building that looks like a small hangar is the Polar Bear Jail. This was taken our second day in town and it was very foggy. * 2048 x 1536 * (801KB)

110 Polar Bear Jail * This is the Polar Bear Jail from the front.  Any bears that come to close to the town are tranquilized and held in jail until the bay freezes over.  Then they are released onto the ice to spend the winter feeding on seals. * 2048 x 1536 * (580KB)

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