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This is my first photo of a brown bear in the wild.
I have had other encounters with bears but could not take a picture. Either the bear was too close and I didn't feel safe to take a picture, or it was too far away, or he ran away to fast.
On this occasion he stayed just long enough for me to take this picture before he walked away.
Also known as a Grizzly. This healthy boar was seen and admired in the Tetons with good friends Debbie Tubridy, Jen Hall and Rodney Lange.
"Meriwether Lewis and William Clark first described it as grisley, which could be interpreted as either "grizzly" (i.e., "grizzled"—that is, with golden and grey tips of the hair) or "grisly" ("fear-inspiring", now usually "gruesome"). The modern spelling supposes the former meaning; even so, naturalist George Ord formally classified it in 1815 as U. horribilis, not for its hair, but for its character.
Occasionally a huge male grizzly has been recorded, whose size greatly exceeds ordinary, with weights reported up to 680 kg (1,500 lb). A large coastal male of this size may stand up to 3 metres (9.8 ft) tall on its hind legs and be up to 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) at the shoulder.
A grizzly bear can also be identified by its rump, which is lower than its shoulders; a black bear's rump is higher than its shoulders. A grizzly bear's front claws measure about 2–4 inches in length; a black bear's claws measure about 1–2 inches in length." Wikipedia
Was a treat to safely enjoy the scavenging, digging and hunting for more food before his time to hibernate.
Have a wonderful weekend!
I posted three shots of a Grizzly sighting taken on my way to the "Wings Over the Rockies Festival" in Invermere, British Columbia. They were right off the road. Stopping is frowned upon, but I could not resist the chance to get my first shots of this beautiful animal.
Near Olive Lake, BC.
Brown Bear (ursus arctos) named "Scout" watching ravens flying above his yard. The brown bear subspecies from the interior of North America (like Scout and his brother Montana) are known as grizzly bears, because their brown fur is tipped with white or tan; the word grizzly means sprinkled or streaked with gray. Conservation status: least concern
Ci sono momenti unici nella vita, come quello di incontrare un orso in natura. Eventi inaspettati ed impagabili che evidenziano la piccola casella ecologica che occupiamo nel mondo.
Girando in auto per le strade forestali della Slovenia in cerca di picchi ed allocchi può capitare anche questo.
There are unique moments in life, like meeting a bear in the wild. Unexpected and priceless events that highlight the small ecological box we occupy in the world.
Driving around the Slovenian forest roads in search of woodpeckers and owls can also happen this.
A large Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) swimming along the shore of the saltwater inlet of the Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Reserve north of Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada.
25 May, 2015.
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Alkefjellet, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
A large crop from the original, but I thought a portrait would work well with the dark basalt cliffs as a background. For greater emphasis, I have further darkened the background
”I can see you, dear friends - but may I kindly ask you whether you can see me completely” ??
[Dedicated to CRA (ILYWAMHASAM)]
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CrAzY Tuesday #PartlyObscured
GigaSet GS290
ƒ/2.0
3.5 mm
1/33 Sec
ISO 350
The big Catch, 1990
Bertram Jesdensky
Die Noppen sind 5-DM-Stücke, der Bär ist die BRD und der Fisch ist die DDR ;-) ... so sieht es der Künstler ...
im Hintergrund, "Die Antilope", 1991 ...
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to whom it may concern
è tutto grigio cupo in questa domenica di pioggia... mi serviva un po' di colore :)
Alkefjellet, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
A young female returning to the sea after exploring the seabird cliffs of Alkefjellet. Our third and by far the best bear sighting of the trip.
Today is Quintana’s 3rd Birthday
please see Quintana from the beginning:
Three Years Quintana in Pictures
Her Family History
She was born November 21th in #TierparkHellabrunn (Munich ZOO)
Mother:
GIOVANNA *November 28 2006 in Fasano/Italy
In Munich since 20.01.2008
Moved temporarily to Zoo Berlin 08.09.2009
where she was socialized with polar bear KNUT. Reason for this move was the renovation of the polar bear enclosure in Tierpark Hellabrunn
returned back home 30.07.2010
gave birth to the twins NOBBY & NELA *December 09, 2013 (now in Yorkshire Wildlife Park (GB) and Emmen (NL)
gave birth to QUINTANA 21.11.2016
Father:
YOGHI *November 29 1999 Pistoia/Italy
In Munich since 10.05.2007
While the polar bear enclosure was renovated, Yoghi
moved to #TierparkBerlin 08.09.2009
returned to Munich 30.07.2010
Became Father of the twins NOBBY & NELA *December 09, 2013
moved to #WilhelmaStuttgart 12.03.2014 (because the enclosure was needed for Giovanna to raise her twins)
returned to Munich 07.10.2014
died in #TierparkHellabrunn 13.04.2017 due to renal failure
Dedicated to CRA (ILYWAMHASAM)
"Mirror, Mirror Down Below
Who’s the fairest of them all?"
QUINTANA, almost 3 years old sees her face reflecting in the water and checks whether she is pretty enough for this photoshooting 😄
It is most probable that these clever polar bears do recognize their own face in a mirror.
Taken in #TierparkHellabrunn (Munich ZOO)
Canon EOS 450D EF70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM
ƒ/4.0
83 mm
1/640 Sec
ISO 400
[Dedicated to CRA (ILYWAMHASAM)]
It wasn't all birds at the Wings Over the Rockies Festival. I was lucky to find this female and her yearling peacefully eating dandelions off the road near Radium. I was able to pull into an open rest stop parking lot on the opposite side of the road and photograph them from there without disturbing them.
I heard on the radio that a long stretch of that road has a stopping ban imposed as of today and the rest stops along the way are closed until the bears move to higher elevations.
The East kootenay Park Rangers take a very dim view of people who stop during a ban or pull over on the shoulder to view the bears at any time. The fines for non-compliance during a stopping ban period can be in the thousands of dollars.
The stopping ban stretch is clearly indicated with signage and flashing lights.
Radium BC.
Shenandoah National Park, VA
Black Bear (Ursus Americanus)
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