Check out another compilation of promo video from TravelManitoba. So well done…leaving the mystery of Churchill and Winnipeg something worth discovering. Whether polar bear season, Arctic Summer or aurora season in February and March, Natural Habitat Adventures can bring you to the shores of the Hudson Bay to explore these lands where discovery still beckons our inner spirits.
Some nice video from late polar bear season of a sow and cub near the Tundra lodge. Hudson Bay ice moved in around mid November aiding in thinning out the congregation of bears in the Churchill region. Another wave of bears came through after with a good concentration of mother’s with cubs. Overall the season provided incredible displays from polar bears, lots of sparring, and foxes everywhere. Bird life was plentiful and seal kills were discovered from time out on the coastline. With winter closing in fast now, current temp is -9 F, most of the action is slowing down. Polar bears are on ice and the town is back to normal, “tundra time.” Keep an eye out for more video and news from the north coming your way.
Hey everyone..check out some video from Churchill. Amazing polar bear action from the Churchill Wildlife Management Area. As the season starts to wind down I will be posting more video from the north -country. Also more updates from the remaining groups in Churchill with Natural Habitat Adventures. What an incredible season so far…keep watching for more exciting news!
Colby Brokvist and his Natural Habitat travelers Started off the week in Churchill with a great day of bears sparring on the ponds and an arctic fox running around with an unidentified duck in its mouth. Near the end of the first day, a late season red-breasted merganser with a gimpy leg was seen aside a nearly frozen pond. Tough conditions and a slight chance of escape for these laggards. A rare sighting of a mink running around on the ponds finished off quite the full day.
Young polar bear in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area. Colby Brokvist photo.
Polar bear cub roaming the tundra. Colby Brokvist photo.
The next evening on the group’s night-rover, some big bruiser bears came curiously wandering by the machine at the lodge while poetry was being read by candle- light. As the travelers sipped wine an arctic fox was observed running around the tundra.
“Our final day on the tundra was riddled with sows and cubs!”, reported Colby. Overnight, seemingly many males moved out and several sets of sows with coy during the course of the day tested he ice. A good south wind is high on he list these days. “One particularly curious sow brought her cub over to our machine, which of course delighted everyone. All in all, a great trip!”
Sow and cub working the land. Colby Brokvist photo.
Sow and cub polar bears on rocks along he Hudson Bay.
Check in tomorrow for an update on Guide Karen Walker’s group of Natural Habitat travelers.
Polar bear near the Tundra Lodge. Colby Brokvist photo.
Historic building by the Hudson Bay. Colby Brokvist photo.
Inukshuk group photo with aurora over the bay. Colby Brokvist photo.
Gorgeous red fox on the tundra. Colby Brokvist photo.
