Arctic Tern, reflected

Little brother of the North

A colourful puffin is spotted on our Spitsbergen Explorer Expedition. It's name is derived from it's Latin genus name Fratercula which roughly translates to "Little Brother of the [...]

Welcome to the North Pole!

A polar bear appears to wave lazily at passing Quark Expeditions passengers: "Welcome to the North Pole!" Photo from the passenger slideshow, "Voyage to the North Pole" 24 June [...]

Sunset in Antarctica

This photos was taken from my cabin window during my recent Antarctic Explorer voyage in Dec. 2012 at about 11:00pm.  The night sky lights up with beautiful hues of pink, yellow  &[...]