Late Light on an Icy Shelf 7:14PM. 9/7/22. 79° 15′ 30″ N by 22° 52′ 25.776″ E. Bråsvellbreen, Spitsbergen region of the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway. ~ Capture, Late Light on an Icy Shelf © Jerry L. Ferrara
A Gentle Sparring Moment Softly swirl did the airy flakes of snow as the amply-antlered bull Svalbard Reindeer casually approached a nearby member of the herd. What he instigated next was a gentle sparring moment. It was not a “battle royal” for social position. That had already come to fruition. Instead, the perpetrator simply was exerting and reinforcing his dominance. ~ Anecdote and Svalbard Reindeer capture, A Gentle Sparring Moment © Jerry L. Ferrara, Spitsbergen, Norway.