As I sat on the river bank at Missak, Katmai, a large male Brown Bear emerged from the sedge. At first he was a little wary but within a few minutes he relaxed and spent a considerable amount of time fishing in front of me. Sometimes the fish eluded him but for the...
With snow-covered mountains as a backdrop, the braided river system at Kukak Bay is wide with many channels where bears can fish. The running salmon had brought in several bears and to watch them in this expansive environment was very special. The Brown Bear (Ursus...
We spent several days at Geographic Harbor, Katmai, Alaska watching numerous Coastal brown Bears feasting on the plentiful salmon. Sitting quietly, the bears came close and were oblivious of us. We were intrigued by this bear's approach to fishing. It spent most the...
Whilst our main focus on this trip to Katmai National Park was to observe and film Brown Bears, there was always the hope of a close encounter with wolves. This beautiful Coastal Gray Wolf paid us a surprise visit whilst we were in Geographic Harbor. Canis lupis, the...
Our time by the river at Kinak, Katmai provided us with this wonderful encounter with a Brown Bear and her three gorgeous cubs of the year. The mother was an excellent provider of fish for her cubs. There were other bears in the vicinity so the mother was constant...
We spent several days at Geographic Harbor, Katmai, Alaska watching numerous Coastal brown Bears feasting on the plentiful salmon. Sitting quietly, the bears came close and were oblivious of us. We called this bear Lazy Larry because of the slow pace at which we...
Kukak Bay was an amazing place to view Brown Bears: a wide river estuary with plenty of salmon and a back drop of snow covered mountains provided the perfect environment for many Brown Bears. Sitting quietly, the bears came close and were oblivious of us. Of course,...
We spent several days at this location and had the most wonderful and incredibly close encounters with these fantastic animals.