18th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Planning the Next Swim
A polar bear is scanning the ocean from an ice floe with the midnight sun behind. It has already swum a distance north from Spitsbergen and the next stop is the edge of the polar ice cap. For the moment it has found a comfortable ice floe to rest up. It is also wary as there is another large bear in the vicinity.
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 08.2020 |
Date Uploaded: | 11.2020 |
Photo Location: | Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
Camera: | Canon EOS-1D X Mark III |
Copyright: | © Russell Millner |
Awards
Photo of the Day: 06.03.21 |