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Photos from CoastRd on 2004-Jul17:
Willow-ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus): Willow-ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus): Common eider (Somateria mollissima): adults+ducklings Common eider (Somateria mollissima): adults+ducklings

Photos from town of Churchill on 2004-Jul17:
Eskimo Museum: and its inukshuk Eskimo Museum: Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) behind glass Eskimo Museum: case35? Eskimo Museum: case34? Eskimo Museum: case33? Eskimo Museum: case33? closeup church: beside eskimo-museum Churchill: the nicer part of town Churchill: the bay behind town large-stone-castle: Brian Ladoon hotel under construction large-stone-castle: Brian Ladoon hotel under construction Beautiful cinquefoil (Potentilla pulcherrima): plant Beautiful cinquefoil (Potentilla pulcherrima): flower Common dock spider (Dolomedes sp): with blue egg-sac Common dock spider (Dolomedes sp): with blue egg-sac brighter Churchill: school plus recreation complex good-used-tundra-buggy: for sale Churchill: the main-street called Kelsey

Photos from the NorthernStudiesCentre on 2004-Jul17:
group-2004: disembarking from van Churchill Northern Studies Centre=CNSC: main building Pygmy-flower (Androsace septentrionalis): in parking-lot

Photos from CoastRd (afternoon) on 2004-Jul17:
Gull (Laridae sp): on rock Gull (Laridae sp): on rock Gull (Laridae sp): on rock Miss Piggy: the repainted side Miss Piggy: and me me: and Miss Piggy closeup Miss Piggy: front Miss Piggy: the other side with original paint Lichen (Lecanorales sp): on rock looking like written language Bog asphodel (Tofieldia pusilla): unfortunate focus
note: MissPiggy is a Douglas C46 which crash-landed on the rocks 1979-Nov13; one side was painted grey for a film.


Photos from a walk on the beach on 2004-Jul17:
Sea sandwort (Honckenya peploides): flower Sea sandwort (Honckenya peploides): foliage with weird reflection Sea sandwort (Honckenya peploides): foliage Seaside mertensia (Mertensia maritima): Seaside mertensia (Mertensia maritima): closeup Seaside mertensia (Mertensia maritima): rock: with Lichen (Lecanorales sp) and shrub Northern hedysarum (Hedysarum boreale) + White mountain-avens (Dryas integrifolia): Northern hedysarum (Hedysarum boreale) + White mountain-avens (Dryas integrifolia): Large-flowered pyrola (Pyrola grandiflora): Large-flowered pyrola (Pyrola grandiflora): Purple paintbrush (Castilleja sp): pale form Stemless raspberry (Rubus arcticus ssp acaulis): Northern hedysarum (Hedysarum boreale):

Photos from CoastRd and side-roads on 2004-Jul17:
Polar bear (Ursus maritimus): with 2 cubs on shore Polar bear (Ursus maritimus): with 2 cubs on shore Polar bear (Ursus maritimus): with 2 cubs on shore backsides Polar bear (Ursus maritimus): with 2 cubs on shore backsides Polar bear (Ursus maritimus): with 2 cubs in water Polar bear (Ursus maritimus): with 2 cubs in water Polar bear (Ursus maritimus): with 2 cubs in water Polar bear (Ursus maritimus): with 2 cubs on shore Polar bear (Ursus maritimus): with 2 cubs on shore Arctic hare (Lepus arcticus): Arctic hare (Lepus arcticus): Arctic hare (Lepus arcticus): Polar bear (Ursus maritimus): with 2 cubs on the rocks Polar bear (Ursus maritimus): with 2 cubs on the rocks Polar bear (Ursus maritimus): peeking over rocks Polar bear (Ursus maritimus): peeking over rocks Polar bear (Ursus maritimus): peeking over rocks Polar bear (Ursus maritimus): and cub on the rocks Polar bear (Ursus maritimus): on the rocks Polar bear (Ursus maritimus): on the rocks Polar bear (Ursus maritimus): on the rocks Polar bear (Ursus maritimus): and cub on the rocks Polar bear (Ursus maritimus): on the rocks Polar bear (Ursus maritimus): and cub on gravel Polar bear (Ursus maritimus): and 2 cubs on gravel Polar bear (Ursus maritimus): on gravel Polar bear (Ursus maritimus): on road sniffing wider view Polar bear (Ursus maritimus): on road sniffing closer Polar bear (Ursus maritimus): on road sniffing tighter crop Polar bear (Ursus maritimus): and cub crossing the road Polar bear (Ursus maritimus): and cub crossing the road tighter crop Polar bear (Ursus maritimus): and cub in Hedysarum (Hedysarum sp) Dog (Canis lupus familiaris): sled-dog several vacationing in dog-city Dog (Canis lupus familiaris): sled-dog in dog-city Dog (Canis lupus familiaris): sled-dog in dog-city Polar bear (Ursus maritimus): and 2 cubs one last far-away photo Churchill: rocky coast Churchill: rocky coast Churchill: rocks Lichen (Lecanorales sp) wildflowers Churchill: rocks Lichen (Lecanorales sp) krummholz-trees