DK, Greenland, North Coast, Arctic Knot With Chick, 2007, IMG_5182CU2r1
DK, Greenland, North Coast, Arctic Knot With Chick, 2007, IMG_5182CU2r1

DK, Greenland, North Coast, Arctic Knot With Chick, 2007, IMG_5182CU2r1 - I crawled on my hands and knees to get close enough to this Arctic Knot. She began to trust me, and let her chicks out from underneath her belly, who were no doubt restless in their nest. They wandered around until their mother called them. Then they ran back underneath the safety of her body.

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