Arctic Fox, Reindeer

These gallery images were all made during a single landing at Alkhornet on the island of Spitsbergen. Here in the Arctic summer, the snow is mostly gone and the tundra flourishes with hardy plant life, providing much-needed food for the native reindeer. These Svalbard reindeer are small, the males standing only 3 feet at the shoulder. Arctic fox were also seen and photographed, although we were not able to get very close to these skittish animals.