Yosemite Black Bear
While my daughter and I were hiking on the trail through Mariposa Grove today, we saw this guy walking next to the trail. I was able to get on my 300mm lens and get a few shots of him before he left the area.
After I was able to process the images, I kind of felt sorry for him though. He has been tagged in both ears and has a tracking collar around his neck. If you look closely, you will see that he is missing part of his left ear. He must be a pretty active bear. While I went up the trail to get a better angle on a picture, there was a group of about twenty visiting people chasing the bear up the hill with their cell phones. I guess they missed the memo that this isn't a tame bear in a zoo.
Yosemite Black Bear
While my daughter and I were hiking on the trail through Mariposa Grove today, we saw this guy walking next to the trail. I was able to get on my 300mm lens and get a few shots of him before he left the area.
After I was able to process the images, I kind of felt sorry for him though. He has been tagged in both ears and has a tracking collar around his neck. If you look closely, you will see that he is missing part of his left ear. He must be a pretty active bear. While I went up the trail to get a better angle on a picture, there was a group of about twenty visiting people chasing the bear up the hill with their cell phones. I guess they missed the memo that this isn't a tame bear in a zoo.