Arctic Fox mother and cub, Ny-Alesund, originally uploaded by Dave Walsh Photography.
Arctic Fox mother and cub, Ny-Alesund, Alopex lagopus, living under the &”London Houses” – the Dutch research station at the international research base at Ny-Alesund, Svalbard. The mother had lost her white winter coat in the preceding weeks – those are id-tags on her ears, as she’s a known character in the area!
Writer, photographer, environmental campaigner and "known troublemaker" Dave Walsh is the founder of Blather.net, described both as "possibly the most arrogant and depraved website to be found either side of the majestic Shannon River", and "the nicest website circulating in Ireland". Half Irishman, half-bicycle. He lives in southern Irish city of Barcelona.