This Relatively Young Eurasian Brown Bear (Ursus arctos arctos) I Met Was on the Forest Road (915-Snežnik) that Connects Sviščaki to Mašun, at about 1170m a.s.l., in an Area Beaten by the Bora wind; We Are in the Mount Snežnik Forest, Slovenia
05-may-2019: this shot is uncut: it was not more than 6-7m far from...my Jeep.
As in previous encounters with the largest European mammal predator there are always the same weather conditions: strong wind, cold and snow falling.
I think that the wind in particular (Bora was up to 90km/h gusting) can create some "interference" to their radars, otherwise, with good weather and calm wind it is almost impossible to meet them casually in the Forest, they have very refined hearing and smell.
Basically the strong Wind covered the noise of my car (hearing) and my car covered me (smell).
Finally, the snow invites people to stay at home, except me that i'm in love with snow and blizzards: in essence it is only me who disturbs their peace on these days, which were certainly more frequent once...
Once upon a time in winter, in spring, in summer and in autumn.
This Relatively Young Eurasian Brown Bear (Ursus arctos arctos) I Met Was on the Forest Road (915-Snežnik) that Connects Sviščaki to Mašun, at about 1170m a.s.l., in an Area Beaten by the Bora wind; We Are in the Mount Snežnik Forest, Slovenia
05-may-2019: this shot is uncut: it was not more than 6-7m far from...my Jeep.
As in previous encounters with the largest European mammal predator there are always the same weather conditions: strong wind, cold and snow falling.
I think that the wind in particular (Bora was up to 90km/h gusting) can create some "interference" to their radars, otherwise, with good weather and calm wind it is almost impossible to meet them casually in the Forest, they have very refined hearing and smell.
Basically the strong Wind covered the noise of my car (hearing) and my car covered me (smell).
Finally, the snow invites people to stay at home, except me that i'm in love with snow and blizzards: in essence it is only me who disturbs their peace on these days, which were certainly more frequent once...
Once upon a time in winter, in spring, in summer and in autumn.