Canadian Photographer Captures Rare Moment Polar Bears Play In Flower Fields
It is pretty rare to spot a wild polar bear outside of a snowy Arctic environment, but they are no strangers to enjoying a bit of sun.
Canadian photographer Dennis Fast captured a rare series of pictures of the white giants frolicking around a field of fireweed.
Taken in Hudson Bay of Northern Canada, Dennis explains his attraction to polar bears:
“[I]t’s not just their colour that makes them a favourite target of my camera. They have a slow, ambling gait as they drift about looking for anything that moves.”
“It looks like they don’t have a care in the world, and that there is nothing they are afraid of. It’s not arrogance, exactly, but a quiet confidence that we often respect in humans and that translates well to the polar bear.”
“Most people are familiar with shots of polar bears in the ice and snow of Hudson Bay in Northern Canada and in other polar regions”
“They are so ingrained in people’s minds that you might think the North experiences only winter.”
“Polar bears will play with anything in their environment”
“I have seen a huge male hold several blades of grass in his giant paws and chew on them for a long time as though he enjoyed the texture”
“On another occasion, I laughed out loud as I watched a relaxed polar bear bare his teeth to pluck a single flower from a stem of fireweed blossoms and roll it around between his lips!”
“Like many people, I love white animals, whether it is Arctic foxes, snowy owls, or polar bears”
“However, it’s not just their colour that makes them a favourite target of my camera”
“They have a slow, ambling gait as they drift about looking for anything that moves”
“It looks like they don’t have a care in the world, and that there is nothing they are afraid of”
“In the end, I hope my photos inspire people to care about all wildlife and to do their part”
“It would be a shame to lose something as iconic as the polar bear”
Originally appeared on kingdomstv
