Bios Photo 10/2023

Musk ox (Ovibos moschatus) running on the autumn tundra of Scoresby Sound, Greenland

Rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) on the autumn tundra of Scoresby Sound, Greenland

Turquoise iceberg in Scoresby Sound, Greenland

Muskox skull (Ovibos moschatus) on the autumn tundra of Scoresby Sound, Greenland

Reflection in a small lake surrounded by autumn-colored tundra of a mountain landscape in Scoresby Sound, Greenland

Iceberg graveyard landscape near Rode Island in Scoresby Sound, Greenland

Basalt organ landscape on the Scoresby Sound coast, Greenland

Basalt organ landscape on the Scoresby Sound coast, Greenland

Bluish Monaco glacier against a backdrop of snow-covered mountains north of the island of Spitsbergen, Svalbard archipelago.

Landscape of glacier and mountains under a low, dark sky in the North-East Land of the Svalbard archipelago.

Troop of Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) under a low, dark sky in the North-East Land, Svalbard archipelago

Troop of Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) in the North-East Land, Svalbard archipelago

Herd of Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) under a low, dark sky in the North-East Land, Svalbard archipelago

Portrait of a female Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) losing the vleour of her antlers in the North-East Land, Svalbard archipelago...

Mountain tundra landscape on the east coast of the island of Spitsbergen showing a dolerite inclusion between two layers of limestone, Svalbard archip...

Abstract drawings of snow and ice on a bluish glacier on the east coast of Spitzbergen Island, Svalbard archipelago.

Landscape of mountains (the "crowns") and glaciers at sunset in King's Bay, island of Spitsbergen, Svalbard archipelago

Immature black guillemot (Cepphus grylle) swimming in the waters of Isfjord, Spitsbergen island, Svalbard archipelago

Landscape of snow-capped mountains and glaciers in Isfjord, Spitsbergen island, Svalbard archipelago

Svalbard reindeer antlers (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) in the tundra above the abandoned mining village of Colesbukta, Spitsbergen island, Svalba...

Bluish Lillihook Glacier in La Croix Bay against a backdrop of snow-capped mountains, Spitsbergen Island, Svalbard Archipelago

Arctic skua (Stercorarius parasiticus) harassing a black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) in flight to make it regurgitate its meal and take it, a...

Landscape of snow-capped mountains and glaciers in King's Bay, island of Spitsbergen, Svalbard archipelago

Rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) in winter plumage on the green tundra of King's Bay against a mountain and glacier backdrop, Spitsbergen island, Svalbar...

Harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) looking around in the ice-covered Hornsund, Spitsbergen island, Svalbard archipelago

Strange earth and turquoise pattern formed by the mixture of moraine and ice on a Hornsund glacier, island of Spitsbergen, Svalbard archipelago

Median moraines of Brepollen (a Hornsund glacier) against a background of snow-capped mountains, Spitsbergen island, Svalbard archipelago

A biologist from The Canadian Wildlife Service captures a common loon (Gavia immer) at night. In La Mauricie national park, 35 breeding loons were cap...

A few years ago, I and wildlife biologist Denis Masse, today retired, went on one of the 150 lakes of La Mauricie national park. Mr Masse worked for t...

Biologist Dennis Masse close to a flooded nest with two abandoned eggs half-submerged but still intact. The breeding pair that left it behind probably...

A common loon is released after biologists have taken blood samples for mercury analysis and have banded the bird. The banding of loons provides a rel...

A common loon is released after biologists have taken blood samples for mercury analysis and have banded the bird. The banding of loons provides a rel...

A common loon is released after biologists have taken blood samples for mercury analysis and have banded the bird. The banding of loons provides a rel...

Biologists from the Canadian Wildlife Service take common loon blood samples for mercury analysis. La Mauricie national park. Quebec. Canada

During the summer, it is not uncommon to see several loons (Gavia immer) together on a lake. These birds are very often chased by the breeding pair of...

Common loon (Gavia immer) adult flying on a lake. These birds need from 40 yards up to a quarter-mile (depending on the wind) for flapping their wings...

Common loon (Gavia immer) catching a small fish to feed a chick. Adults are powerful divers that catch small fish in fast underwater chases. They main...

Common loon (Gavia immer) catching a leech to feed a chick. Adults are powerful divers that catch small fish in fast underwater chases. La Mauricie na...

Common loon (Gavia immer) feeding a three-month-old chick with a small fish. Adults are powerful divers that catch small fish in fast underwater chase...

Juvenile common loon (Gavia immer) taking off. Juvenile loons are on their own after about 12 weeks. The parents head off on migration in the fall, le...

Common loon (Gavia immer) sitting on the nest buil on a well vegetated mainland shoreline. .Incubation by both sexes 24-31 days. La Mauricie national...

Common loon (Gavia immer) sitting on the nest built on small island on the middle of a lake. Incubation by both sexes 24-31 days. La Mauricie national...

Common loon (Gavia immer) carrying two chicks on his back. Within hours of hatching, the young begin to leave the nest with the parents, swimming clos...

Common loon (Gavia immer) sitting on the nest built on the mainland shoreline. .Incubation by both sexes 24-31 days. La Mauricie national park. Quebec...

Common loon (Gavia immer)leaving the nest. The water level is very low after a period of drought. Their legs are set far back on their bodies, which h...

Tourist Diane Meilleur on a canoe trip in La Mauricie national park. Every summer, thousands of visitors flock to the lakes in La Mauricie national pa...

A common loon (Gavia immer) chick seems to have established his dominance rank "peck order" over the other youngster. This will determine the priority...

A month and half common loon (Gavia immer) chick flapping the wings. Thanks to the backlight we can see that the feathers of the chick are beginning t...

Female Goosander (Mergus merganser) with young on her back. La Mauricie National Park. Province of Quebec. Canada

Female Goosander (Mergus merganser) with young on her back. La Mauricie National Park. Province of Quebec. Canada