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I should be alert and watchful like the bear on the left, however I feel more like the bear on the right....
Coastal Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) cubs in Lake Clark NP.
Boreal Forest, Finland
As the sun was rising above the tree line in the early morning, this bear showed up on cue and enabled a series of backlit shots among the cotton grass.
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This young brown bear was playing with its food and kept tossing the salmon and then catching it again :-). Very entertaining to watch!
Our guide from Sea Hawk Air comes here often enough to know these Kodiak bears individually and she taught us how to behave in their presence as we walked around. Over time, the bears have thus learned that people are not a threat to them. As a result, they paid little attention to our group of five people.
This mother and her cubs were so unconcerned by us that she kept coming toward us in her search for good forage. At one point, they were within just a few meters, but we could not move for fear of alarming them. Outside of a couple of sidelong glances, they simply kept about their business. At one point, the cubs were even relaxed enough that they began to play with each other.
We landed by float plane in a river near a grassy flatland just above a coastal beach in Katmai National Park. There, our guide spent 3 1/2 hours escorting us around the area to see these magnificent animals, who, with polar bears, are the largest bears in the world.
Intelligent Eyes - A subadult Brown Bear peers at me while taking a break from foraging on grasses.
I've just returned from a 3 month trip to Haines, in Southeast Alaska and finally got to processing some files. Observing and photographing this wild bear was the highlight of the trip. This individual is likely a 2 year old female bear and was relatively small, but plump, probably weighing in between 175-200 lbs.
Brown Bears are distinguished from Black Bears not by color, but by their more rounded ears, longer claws, dorsal hump and steeper brow. This particular individual had a really well proportioned snout and nice rounded ears and was the most beautiful Brown Bear I observed during the trip.
The term 'Grizzly' is a colloquial North American term that refers to Brown Bears, often more specifically Brown Bears found in interior regions such as Yellowstone National Park where bears do not have access to coastal resources such as salmon.
Thanks to Bill McRoberts and Cheryl McRoberts for being kind enough to take me out and make this image possible.
Species: Coastal Alaskan Brown Bear (Ursus arctos gyas)
Location: Haines, AK
Equipment: Nikon D810 + 200-500mm f5.6 ED VR
Settings: 1/400s, ISO: 640, f/6.3, Handheld
It was amazing experience to sit in the blind and watch and photograph these bears. Thanks to Martinselkonen for this experience, would recommend for anyone who is looking this kind of experience.
123 Pictures in 2023 #21 "Contemplation"
This bear is contemplating the water as it thinks about diving back in for more fishing. Spotted on the shore of "Big Lakes River" (the river is more of a chain of lakes) feeding Redoubt Bay on the western coast of the Cook Inlet, southwest of Anchorage, Alaska.
In this photo, a brown bear cub was scratching its head on the ground. It almost looks as if the cub had been drinking and fell off its stool.
This photo was taken in Haines Alaska along the Chilkoot River. My wife and I were driving back to our cabin there and seen a sow and two cubs heading towards the Lynn Canal. We pulled over by a clearing that was a private picnic area and the three came up to the picnic area and stayed there for over an hour. It is a time my wife and I will never forget.
At the head of Turnagain Arm near Portage Alaska is the Alaska Wildlife Center that is basically a rescue operation for wildlife that has been orphaned or injured.
I was very surprised to see that their brown bears were still up and about and hadn't called it a year. I was told that the weather has been so warm they haven't decided hibernate yet (of course bears are not true hibernators and actually fall into a Torpor when they den up for winter).
This is Chunk. He is the winner of this year's fat bear week in Katmai National Park. This picture was taken back in July when he just began packing on the pounds. He has a broken jaw which makes this even more impressive!
An Alaskan Brown Bear taking advantage of a stream full of salmon. Over the last few years, we've been in Alaska around late August to early September. I'm sitting here regretting that we skipped this year, so I dug into the archives to remind myself what I'm missing...
Taken in Katmai National Park, Alaska.
Juvenile Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) peering around the corner of Anan Creek Lagoon as it scavenged for fish along the shoreline. Image taken on the Inside Passage of Alaska.
The brown bear is so powerful photographically because it is more than just an animal in the frame – it embodies archetypes: wilderness, primal strength, and at the same time, a quiet melancholy. A subject that almost naturally carries symbolism within itself.
Its presence embodies a paradox: raw power and serene stillness. Its massive body forms a sculpture of strength, while its dark eyes reveal an unexpected intimacy. In its presence, time seems to slow: every step, every glance, is an invitation to silent admiration. Not fleeting, but present, it compels us to pause and feel the weight of nature.
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L’ours brun est si puissant photographiquement parce qu’il est plus qu’un simple animal dans l’image – il incarne des archétypes : la nature sauvage, la force primitive et, en même temps, une mélancolie silencieuse. Un sujet qui porte presque naturellement la symbolique en lui.
Sa présence incarne une paradox : puissance brute et tranquillité sereine. Son corps massif forme une sculpture de force, tandis que ses yeux sombres révèlent une intimité inattendue. En sa présence, le temps semble ralentir : chaque pas, chaque regard, est une invitation à une admiration silencieuse. Pas fugitif, mais présent, il nous oblige à nous arrêter et à ressentir le poids de la nature.