Common Crane Makes Rare Appearance in Churchill
This photograph by Parcs Canada is an amazing discovery of a common crane. The bird is rarely seen in North America and Churchill has been lucky enough to be the landing spot for this particular crane. Mixed in with a group of sandhill cranes, this common crane seems...
Churchill Video of the Week – Polar Bear Swimming
A polar bear swimming in the Hudson Bay is a great way to kick off the summer. Polar bears will often get in the water to try and take a seal though they also enjoy the occasional cool dip on a hot day. Polar bears are curious and playful by nature and this young sub...
Amazing Churchill Beluga Whale Photograph
Incredible beluga whale photos are hard to come by from deck level of boats on the Churchill River or Hudson Bay. Timing the surfacing of the whales is a guess at best and quite often the photos come out with a bunch of white humps protruding from the dark seawater....
Churchill Photo of the Week – Cape Merry
Alex de Vries - Magnifico took this photo from an ultra light above the Hudson Bay...pretty impressive and gutsy. You can see the ice has broken up in the Churchill River and soon beluga whales will be filling the water in all directions. Enjoy the view!
HMS Erebus Dive Just Scratches Surface
The winter dive on the HMS Erebus, Sir john Franklin's long lost but now found ship, went well but is only "scratching the surface" according to senior researchers on the expedition. Divers were literally scratching the surface of the sunken ship. Removing the kelp...
Churchill Sunday Morning Photo
This beautiful sunset shot with the inukshuk by Alex de Vries - Magnifico in Churchill is a great way to start this Sunday. Sunsets in the spring and fall in Churchill seem to have a little better color to them. Enjoy!
Churchill Video of the Week – No Limits for Curious Beluga Whales
Churchill beluga whale watching operators breathed a collective sigh of relief when the Department of Fisheries and Oceans ruled that the recently proposed minimum distance regulations for observing belugas on the Churchill River and Hudson Bay would not be enforced...
Amazing Polar Bear Photo
This incredible polar bear photo by Roie Galitz is the most amazing seal kill I have ever seen. Unreal! Come to Churchill next fall and see these incredible polar bears in the wild!
Churchill Photos of the Week – More Birds
Rhonda Reid in Churchill has been getting some amazing sightings an photos of the incoming migratory birds of Churchill so I thought we should just keep getting them out to you also! This is a really special time of year with Ice still in the bay and warmer weather....
Churchill Sunday Photos – Birds Galore
More and more shorebirds are arriving into Churchill as the summer takes hold. This time of year is a bird watchers dream in Churchill as new species appear almost daily in the build up to the nesting and foraging season on the coasts as well as inland. every trip...
The Town of Churchill
The Town of Churchill