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  • Georgina

    Georgina

    All ready for sleepy time although I'm sure she will be nibbling on tidal treats and berries for another few weeks.

  • Something different.

    Something different.

    I had the time to try different angles and came up with this. what you can't see is there is a small waterfall in front of the bear.

  • Where did the fish go?

    Where did the fish go?

    Big fish and a big bear kick up some water during the chase.

  • Fishing

    Fishing

    The Bear was wandering upstream checking out the more likely spots to catch a salmon.

  • River fishing.

    River fishing.

    The bear has a large salmon which was being obscured by the root. I was about to reposition myself to get a clear shot then thought why? I don't think most people want to see a chewed up salmon. Personally I don't want to show it.

  • Bear Altercation

    Bear Altercation

    Georgina on the right isn't happy about sharing her space. She always has that "bring it on" attitude. Taken last fall.

  • Stare Bear

    Stare Bear

    Born in the winter of 2016, Stare Bear is developing into a healthy and rather handsome boar. Mother Scruffy, father? A reasonable guess would be Longlegs or Romeo, both tall boars. Scruffy's not talking :)

  • A Close Encounter

    A Close Encounter

    This is our old friend Trump, she likes to come close.

  • Georgina

    Georgina

    Looking lovely as she wanders by giving us a close up.

  • Victory Bear

    Victory Bear

    I named it Victory as it has a V-shaped white patch. It did catch a few fish so turns out there are small victories on a river covered in people.

  • Across the River

    Across the River

    My 500mm lens was a bit overkill for this river.,This bear only made short appearances too freaked out about all the yelling the guys fishing were making.

  • Worried

    Worried

    Peeking around the corner of a river bank covered with people fishing. Why fishing is allowed up river while the salmon are pawning is a mystery to me. We watch the lures being drag across the water foul hooking the fish, there should be a law, o3h wait there is!

  • Boo

    Boo

    Grumpy foraging amoung the rocks hoping for a meal.

  • A Portrait of Grumpy Bear

    A Portrait of Grumpy Bear

    He is actually very mild mannered and a bit curious, I named him Grumpy because of his stern looks. We were laying on the ground attempting low level photographywhen a shorebird dropped in. Grumpy came over to see what the heck we were doing then sat watched us then laid down and eventually fell asleep ...pretty boring stuff for a big bear.

  • Siesta

    Siesta

    The Bear, formerly known as Scruffy, has an afternoon nap. I don't feel I can call her Scruffy now as she looks so good this year.

  • Formerly known as Scruffy.

    Formerly known as Scruffy.

    Scruffy is looking healthier than I have ever seen her. She hasn't had any cubs since 2018. By not sharing her food she as blossomed into a beautiful senior bear.

  • Sleepy

    Sleepy

    Scruffy takes a few minutes to nap, watching for salmon is exhausting.

  • Spot

    Spot

    We haven't seen Spot since last summer, she is looking good!

  • Spot (2)

    Spot (2)

    Didn't matter what angle I used she looks good from any side. Nice to see an old friend :)

  • Black Bear

    Black Bear

    Just a big yawn no growling.

  • June 2022

    June 2022

    Just a big yawn no growling.

  • Black Bear Cub

    Black Bear Cub

    One of two cubs we found in a tree this afternoon. Mom was in the area she had the cubs in the tree long before we reached them. We didn't see signs of a threat to the cubs however the bush was thick.

  • Little Darlings

    Little Darlings

    Mom's orders were stay in the tree, so as difficult as that must have been they stay together and watched us then curled up and went to sleep. Not stressed at all.

  • Feburary 2022

    Feburary 2022

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    Victory Bear
    Across the River
    Worried