And a Black Bear in an Oak Tree
*sings* "And a black bear in an oak tree!"
Okay, so I have to rewrite the lyrics of the 12 days of Christmas to include this guy.
There's a story behind this image, so here it is:
We had a cold snap that morning and I was rushing to work with one of my friends - mostly for the sake of getting out of the cold. As we walked through the staff parking lot behind the office, I heard sticks cracking in the woods and thought to myself, "We should be careful, there might be a bear around..." So, I scanned the wooded areas, but didn't see anything on the forest floor.
I went in to work and sat down at my desk. A good half hour went by when suddenly, my supervisor walked in and said, "Christina, come here. You have to see this!"
So I followed her out to the parking lot. I could still hear those sticks snapping, but there were no animals in sight. Then, my supervisor directed my eyes up to the top of a skinny, but very tall oak tree. There, way up in the branches were two of the biggest black bears I'd ever seen! I walked right passed the two of them this morning, and didn't even see them, because I hadn't thought to look up.
Anyways, the bigger bear sat about half way up the tree and every time he moved you could hear the branches cracking underneath him. The smaller bear (the one in this photo) sat right at the top of the tree, swaying back and forth and up and down on the thin branches. The two were feasting on acorns.
Suddenly my supervisor covered her eyes, "I can't watch this! I don't know what to do if one of them falls!"
Well, we watched the bears a while more before returning to work.
Around lunch time I headed back to the staff house, and sure enough this bear was still up at the top of that oak tree. I brought my camera and telephoto lense with me when I returned to work from lunch and was able to get some photos of this guy. This means he was up at the top of that tree eating for at least 5 hours straight.
This wasn't the last I saw of this bear either, I met up with him every day for the next three days - in various locations of course.
DATE TAKEN:
September 30th, 2009
LOCATION:
George Lake Campground Office, Killarney Provincial Park, Killarney, Ontario, Canada
And a Black Bear in an Oak Tree
*sings* "And a black bear in an oak tree!"
Okay, so I have to rewrite the lyrics of the 12 days of Christmas to include this guy.
There's a story behind this image, so here it is:
We had a cold snap that morning and I was rushing to work with one of my friends - mostly for the sake of getting out of the cold. As we walked through the staff parking lot behind the office, I heard sticks cracking in the woods and thought to myself, "We should be careful, there might be a bear around..." So, I scanned the wooded areas, but didn't see anything on the forest floor.
I went in to work and sat down at my desk. A good half hour went by when suddenly, my supervisor walked in and said, "Christina, come here. You have to see this!"
So I followed her out to the parking lot. I could still hear those sticks snapping, but there were no animals in sight. Then, my supervisor directed my eyes up to the top of a skinny, but very tall oak tree. There, way up in the branches were two of the biggest black bears I'd ever seen! I walked right passed the two of them this morning, and didn't even see them, because I hadn't thought to look up.
Anyways, the bigger bear sat about half way up the tree and every time he moved you could hear the branches cracking underneath him. The smaller bear (the one in this photo) sat right at the top of the tree, swaying back and forth and up and down on the thin branches. The two were feasting on acorns.
Suddenly my supervisor covered her eyes, "I can't watch this! I don't know what to do if one of them falls!"
Well, we watched the bears a while more before returning to work.
Around lunch time I headed back to the staff house, and sure enough this bear was still up at the top of that oak tree. I brought my camera and telephoto lense with me when I returned to work from lunch and was able to get some photos of this guy. This means he was up at the top of that tree eating for at least 5 hours straight.
This wasn't the last I saw of this bear either, I met up with him every day for the next three days - in various locations of course.
DATE TAKEN:
September 30th, 2009
LOCATION:
George Lake Campground Office, Killarney Provincial Park, Killarney, Ontario, Canada