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Circumpolar Digital Image Collection
The Circumpolar Digital Image Collection is a collection of photos, slides, other images and contributions shared by many of the University of Alberta’s polar researchers. Images in the collection may be used for teaching and research purposes. For any other use, please contact the Canadian Circumpolar Institute.
Items in this Collection
- 8Birds - Arctic Regions
- 2Endangered Species - Arctic Regions
- 12015/07/10
- 1Anneau bec cerclé (fre)
- 1Artificial nesting sites - Arctic Regions
- 1Bald eagle - Alaska
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2016-07-15
This bald eagle was perched about half-way up a tall tree.
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Black-legged Kittiwakes nesting in eavestrough and on the roof of a building in Tromsø, Norway
Download2024-06-09
Kittiwakes are an endangered species, but also a nuisance in Tromsø, Norway, because they nest on buildings. Considerable effort has been made to find ways of preventing the mess they make without harming the birds, however many still nest on buildings. In this image "fish scale" slates ,...
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2024-06-08
The hooded crow breeds in northern and northeastern Europe. It is similar to the carrion crow, but is distinguished by its contrasting ashy and black plumage.
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Kingfisher and loon painted cut-out figures on exterior wall of the Yellowknife Inn in Yellowknife, NWT
Download2015-07-09
On the corrugated metal exterior wall of the Yellowknife Inn in Yellowknife, facing a parking lot, are painted cut-out figures of birds and berries. Names are given in several languages. These are all part of an urban art project. These two images are of a kingfisher with a fish in it's beak...
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2024-06-10
Kittwakes are both an endangered species and a nuisance in Tromsø, Norway. Kittiwakes nest on sea cliffs and mistake the tops of buildings for cliffs. To try to get them to stop nesting on rooftops, kittiwake hotels have been constructed. These are tall backboards with many small shelves...
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2015-07-10
On the day this photo was taken, about 20 ring-billed gulls were on the ground and over Frame Lake. At the picnic tables they were quite aggressive, looking for food. They were visible on the rocks of an island in Frame Lake which was also occupied by terns. Ring-bill gulls were also on light...
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.jpg "Snow bunting skin at the Museum of the North, Fairbanks, Alaska")
2016-07-12
This snow bunting skin was prepared at the Heinrich Springer Ornithology Laboratory of the Museum of the North, University of Alaska Fairbanks. The skins are mounted on a stick, so that they can be handled without touching the skin. This specimen was collected at St. Neill Island, Big Lake,...
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2024-06-07
Tufted ducks are one of the most common species at Prestvannet Lake in Tromsø, Norway. There were several pairs visible in early June.