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This Yukon grizzly was heading the same direction so we traveled together for a ways. He pretty much ignored me, focused on fattening up before his big slumber began.
Was snowing, blowing and frigid on the 30th of August.
Glad I wasn't wearing shorts....
Thanks for taking a look. Always appreciated!
No party for another 3 weeks in BC. But Brown bear knows what to do to have fun... he might teach Little bear a few things...
Ourson porte son masque mais il veut faire des bricolages et va enseigner a Petit ours comment faire de beaux dessins et couper le papier !
I feel like a virtual trip to Alaska. This brown bear wading in the Brooks River in Katmai National Park kicks off a three shot series of Alaskan wildlife.
He is eating a ham bone here. I thought he looked like my dog "bear". ;)
I hope everyone enjoys this image! :D
Mama bear preventing her cubs from nursing! I guess she felt they had enough but they kept persisting! This photo was taken in Lake Clark National park and preserve in Alaska!
We traveled to a remote area which is about a 2.5 hour boat trip from Campbell River, called Bute Inlet. There we met up with local guides who took us out into the wilderness where we were able to view Brown Bears from secure viewing platforms. This one came out of the bush about 3 meters away from us and crossed the river right in front of us, taking the occasional look over its shoulder. It was clearly watching us as closely as we were watching!!!
Starting my archive dive with this 10+ year old shot of a 2 1/2-year-old Alaskan Brown Bear.
This youngster was one of twins which were on their own for the first time. It was strolling on the beach in Lake Clark National Park.
As this Alaskan Brown Bear enters the Brooks River, it glances in the direction of other bears down-stream, taking care to give them their space.
They say you should let a sleeping bear lie. In other words, leave it alone. Luckily we had telephoto lenses, and this bear was tuckered out after feasting on salmon for several hours. So we were able to photograph her without disturbing her slumber. The largest bear we saw during the 2015 salmon run, she was surprisingly nimble and fast for a bear her size. I guess that's how she got so big - a successful predator. Coastal Brown Bear (Ursus arctos), Lake Clark National Park, Alaska.
He's called Maxi. When he stands up, he towers at 8 feet. He is a brown bear based at Wolds Wildlife park and whilst I have visited him before, he;s usually cavorting or eating, or swimming... today we had a chat. He's a wonderful lad though I prefer to be on this side of the fence.
Another one from the archives - a coastal brown bear (Ursus arctos) climbing rocks in Geographic Harbor, Katmai NP, Alaska
A Brown Bear at the famous Brooks Falls with with one of several salmon we witnessed it catching.
We've made several trips to Katmai and Lake Clark national parks over the years to observe Brown Bears but we've avoided Brooks Falls, preferring to mingle with the bears in the creeks and rivers where they pursue salmon in an effort to fatten up for their coming hibernation.
Brooks falls is probably the most famous and popular place to view the bears but that comes with crowds of people and viewing from platforms and elevated board walks. By late August and early September the crowds have thinned. While there are fewer bears at that time, we preferred the less crowded conditions.
A downside to photography at the falls is that the platform is elevated so that photographers are shooting at a slight downward angle whereas most of us prefer an eye level perspective or even to shoot from below our subject.
All in all we had a pretty positive experience at Brooks.