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Offline photosbydennis

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Re: Polar Bears - Manitoba / Churchill
« Reply #13 on: November 15, 2011, 18:45 »
Hey if the Churchill Cam is down/shaky/off/dark you can always browse these 2 links.

http://www.pbase.com/photosbydennis/churchill_2010

http://www.pbase.com/pamspictures/churchill_2010&page=1
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Re: Polar Bears - Manitoba / Churchill
« Reply #12 on: November 15, 2011, 18:32 »
Must have been very windy, the cam was shaking so hard it was enough to make me seasick! When I was on earlier, I saw one big bear wander off, then the view changed and all I could see was somebear sleeping. A bit hard to tell when they're curled up on the ground, if they're off in the distance - is it a bear or a rock?
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Re: Polar Bears - Manitoba / Churchill
« Reply #11 on: November 15, 2011, 12:48 »
Stormy weather up in Churchill today. No polar bears in sight. Maybe they are hunkered down somewhere right now. :-\ Website says that the webcam connection keeps going out, due to the weather.
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Re: Polar Bears - Manitoba / Churchill
« Reply #10 on: November 15, 2011, 07:18 »
Yes Kinderchick that was really special to see.  I'm hooked.  My daughter and I watched and decided that a trip up to Churchill is on the list!
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Re: Polar Bears - Manitoba / Churchill
« Reply #9 on: November 14, 2011, 15:18 »
Wasn't it exciting to see, irenekl?! :D We even got to see 3 Tundra Buggy's drive up, with people observing the polar bears! :D 8)
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Re: Polar Bears - Manitoba / Churchill
« Reply #8 on: November 14, 2011, 10:48 »
YES Kinderchick!! I'm on it!! 
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Re: Polar Bears - Manitoba / Churchill
« Reply #7 on: November 14, 2011, 10:42 »
Two very large polar bears on the tundra right now! :o  8) The Kinderchicklets are watching them! :D
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Re: Polar Bears - Manitoba / Churchill
« Reply #6 on: November 07, 2011, 15:02 »
Oh gosh, I've got to get busy and watch this one. Like TPC, I remember watching it a number of years ago when it was part of the africam.com website and I couldn't leave it alone during this season. Sounds as though it's at least as good, and possibly better than it used to be! Thanks for posting about it, Linderlou.
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Re: Polar Bears - Manitoba / Churchill
« Reply #5 on: November 07, 2011, 12:42 »
Both views are non-jiggly now, but no bears in sight for now :(
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Re: Polar Bears - Manitoba / Churchill
« Reply #4 on: November 06, 2011, 20:11 »
Yes, it certainly is worth it! When I viewed it the other day, there were 2 polar bears who looked to be eating something. Not sure what they were eating, though. The webcam viewing was excellent for me, not jiggly at all, like you described, susha. Also, try scrolling down and go for an interactive ride on the simulated tundra buggy. My Kinderchicklets are going to love it! :D 
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Re: Polar Bears - Manitoba / Churchill
« Reply #3 on: November 05, 2011, 14:21 »
Its great that this cam is back!  I was watching this back in the early 2000s when it was one of only a few out there.  As I recall I was watching three African waterhole cams and a shark cam off the coast of California at the same time.

Thanks for posting this one Linderlou  :-*  *applause*

Just a note ... apparently because a Winnipeg radio DJ mentionned this cam on the air one day (I think this week), the number of visitors crashed the feed for awhile.  I just checked and it took a couple of minutes to load up but the feed ran just fine once it started.  So if the site should be unavailable, it could just be the number of visitors.  Or the weather, which can be wicked in Churchill, but that too will pass so if first you don't succeed, do try again, it can definitely worth it!
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Re: Polar Bears - Manitoba / Churchill
« Reply #2 on: November 05, 2011, 11:20 »
This is great Linder, thanks for the link.  Right now, the cam is on a bear, eating and digging - very interesting to watch, but the picture is so jiggly that I can't watch for long.  Hoping this is temporary and will check back later :)
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Polar Bears - Manitoba / Churchill
« Reply #1 on: November 04, 2011, 13:25 »
The link for this cam is:
http://www.polarbearcam.com/
This is an interesting site on the migration of the Polar Bears. Check it out.
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