Polar Bears have a very hard life during the Arctic summer. Warm weather, no or very limited snow and ice and hunting issues. The main summer preys are wild reindeers but their meat is poor of fat while polar bears prefer seals that can be easily hunted in winter on the icy coasts. Therefore in summer the bears tend to rest as possible and to move mainly for hunting food. Their behavior and the desolated summer arctic landscape provide me a feeling of sad and helpless loneliness. The ongoing climate change is making their summer life always more tough
Sunrise at Riisitunturi National Park in Finnish Southern Lapland. It's one of the places with right conditions for forming snowy caps above spruce trees, creating winter fairy tale scenery.
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