Dr. Heather Hinam 🍁 🇨🇦

I know you’re kidding, but we are extremely careful to not cause a situation where the bears associate us with food.

You definitely can’t pop a wheelie, but they can tip out a 45° angle both forward and to the side without having to worry about them rolling.

Three yellow, grey, white, and black birds perch on a wooded bird feeder and munch on sunflower seeds. The male on the right and in the back are bright yellow with white wing patches over black wings and tail. The female on the left is more grey with yellow highlights around her nape. Both have large, creamy beaks.

A female evening grosbeak sitting on the edge of a platform feeder. Hhe is mostly a light tan grey with a dusting of yellow on her nape and shoulders. Her black and white wings stand out against the paler body.

Some colourful visitors to the feeder yesterday. I don't see evening grosbeaks that often, despite them being year-round residents. #birds 🌿

This is stunning!

Mom and cub stopped by to check us out where we watched, breathless from the buggy. Some bears are very curious of the large, white box full of people with clicky things.

I work part time as a guide in Churchill, Manitoba, the polar bear capital of the world.

It’s all good. I’m just clarifying it for your readers. 😊

This is an incredible shot, Glen. It looks like a painting with that lighting.

I know you’re kidding, but we actually are extremely careful about not creating a situation where they associate the buggies with food.

I certainly hope not.

I knew that you knew what you were talking about :)

How very cool! I don't think we have this lichen here based on the map. We have lungwort plants and they look similar despite being a completely different class.

Could be, but thankfully, they can't reach us to find out.

A curious polar bear looks up at the photographer who is looking down at them from the seat of a large tundra buggy. The bear can't reach them.

I have that thought all the time.

Here are my hand and foot for comparison (prints from a different bear).

Mom and cub stopped by to check us out where we watched, breathless from the buggy. Some bears are very curious of the large, white box full of people with clicky things.

It's all good :)

While I’m pretty up on my memes, I haven’t watched television in years, and never really watched late night, so this one would’ve missed me.

I’m glad I read the rest of your post. I was about to block you. I definitely don’t get the reference.

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The polar bear researchers that I know who have been studying them for decades don’t share that view. There are many populations further north that are still stable. Cross breeding is very rare.

I look forward to seeing it when you get done. Best of luck. 😊

Hi Linda. For sure. If you’re planning to use it just as a reference photo, you’re more than welcome. If you need to use it in another way, drop me a line and we’ll talk it out.

A mother polar bear and her nearly 2-year-old cub pose in the diffuse morning light on the snow-covered rocks of a dry lake bed. Both look to be a healthy weight for this time of year.

Like mother, like daughter. This cub is 1 year and 11 months old and will be sticking around for another 6 months at least before venturing off on her own. They both look to be in good shape and I hope they have good luck on the ice once Hudson Bay freezes. #BearSeason2025 #Mammals 🌿

I’ve been lucky to see this many times now and it will never get old.

It’s unlikely. Females usually have an average of two cubs and survival rate is about 50%. Once the ice comes, they split up and can be 100s of kilometres apart before coming back to this area the following year. Sparring is normal this time of year. They don’t get serious until mating season.

It’s really not that depressing. The fasting is normal, and while climate change really is causing major problems, the polar bear researchers I know are still hopeful.

I’m curious. You’re the third person to repost this with that caption. What am I missing?

You just happened to be the nth person to make that joke today. You can breathe and don't have to yell at me.

I'm happy to see they still have good fat reserves after over 140 days off of the ice.