Arctic terns at Seal River Heritage Lodge on Birds, Bears & Belugas. Michael Poliza photo. by Allison Francoeur Billions of birds are on the move, and they’re heading our way! The annual spring bird migration to the Arctic is underway and millions of our feathered friends will show up at…
Written by Allison Reimer Most of our Churchill Wild guests visit us for the rare experience of walking with polar bears, but they also enjoy observing beluga whales, and the thrill to watch wolves, moose, Arctic fox, wolverines and a variety of other wildlife. However, we also host some very…
Places hold magic. Our lodges are no different, but it’s more than simply the lodge itself. It’s the blue shadows on the drifts as a wolf steals past Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. It’s frozen bubbles beneath the lake at Dymond Lake Lodge or the rocky braided river that glistens at…
Arctic tern and gull conversing at Seal River. by Allison Reimer Most of our Churchill Wild guests visit us for the rare experience of walking with polar bears, but they also enjoy swimming with beluga whales, and the opportunity to get close to wolves, moose, Arctic fox, wolverine, caribou and…
Gyrfalcon has gull lunch in claws as polar bear watches in background. Derek Kyostia photo. by Nolan Booth, Director of Lodge Operations, Churchill Wild Most visitors to Dymond Lake Eco-Lodge for the Great Ice Bear Adventure have one thing on their mind, and that is Ursus maritimus, better known as the polar…
Guest Post and Photos by Christian Artuso, PhD Bird Studies Canada – Manitoba Program Manager Common Redpoll Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge is located on the Hudson Bay coast east of York Factory. While the main attractions are polar bears and black bears, there is also a fascinating mix of Arctic, Sub-arctic…
Guest Post and Photos by Christian Artuso, PhD Bird Studies Canada – Manitoba Program Manager Seal River Heritage Lodge lies 60 km north of Churchill, right on the Hudson Bay coast. Below is a view of this superb lodge... oh yeah and a big furry white thing. Polar bear relaxing in…
In our first week of Birds, Bears and Belugas we spotted not just polar bears but also sandhill cranes, lots of wolves (with cubs!) two moose and a large numbers of beluga whales. Our first meal interruption occurred last week when a polar bear showed up just as everyone was…