Grizzly Bear and her three young cubs in the river. A Grizzly Bear and her three young cubs of the year made there way through the river in Pavlof (or Pavlov) Harbour in South East Alaska. The cubs were fun to watch as they climbed on rocks, jumped into the water and...
Coastal Brown Bear
Grizzly Bears sparring at the waterfall – Alaska 2023
Grizzly Bears sparring at the waterfall. These two sub-adult Grizzly Bears had been fishing for salmon for sometime in Pavlof (or Pavlov) Harbour in South East Alaska. It seemed they had energy to spare so started to play fight. The backdrop of the waterfall was...
Three young Grizzly Bear cubs explore a waterfall – Alaska 2023
Three young Grizzly Bear cubs explore a waterfall. In Pavlof Harbor, South East Alaska, these three small Grizzly Bear cubs of the year (COYS) were exploring the waterfall whilst their mother was nearby fishing for the plentiful salmon that were in the river. They...
Grizzly Bear and her three cubs – Alaska 2023
Grizzly Bear and her three cubs. This Grizzly Bear and her three young cubs of the year (coys) had emerged from the forest and began exploring the river bank in Pavlof Harbour, South East Alaska. The cubs stayed close to their mother as there were other bears nearby....
Grizzly Bear cubs on the river bank – Alaska 2023
Grizzly Bear cubs on the river bank. These three Grizzly Bear cubs of the year (coys) were exploring the river bank in Pavlof Harbour, South East Alaska. Their mother was fishing nearby. The cubs were very wary of the other bears that were in and about the river. A...
Small Grizzly Bear cubs explore the river bank – Alaska 2023
Small Grizzly Bear cubs explore the river bank. In Pavlof Harbor, South East Alaska, these three small Grizzly Bear cubs of the year (COYS) were exploring the river bank whilst their mother was nearby fishing for the plentiful salmon that were in the river. They were...
Sparring Grizzly Bears in the river- Alaska 2023
Sparring Grizzly Bears in the river. These two sub-adult Grizzly Bears had been fishing for salmon for sometime in Pavlof (or Pavlov) Harbour in South East Alaska. As they headed out of the river estuary, they had a brief session of sparring. The splashing that...
Grizzly Bear in the river – Alaska 2023
Grizzly Bear in the river. The Grizzly Bears of Pavlof (or Pavlov) Harbour, South East Alaska, were feasting on the plentiful salmon. As the bears moved around in the deeper water of the river salmon were leaping and the bears were getting very wet. As a consequence...
Grizzly Bears like to play with their food – Alaska 2023
Grizzly Bears like to play with their food. The salmon were so plentiful in the river at Pavlof (Pavlov) Harbour that the bears found catching them was easy. Some of the bears seemed to enjoy playing with their food. It certainly provided us with an entertaining...
Grizzly Bear plays with a salmon – Alaska 2023
Grizzly Bear plays with a salmon. The river and waterfall were flowing nicely in Pavlov (or Pavlof) harbour in South East Alaska and the salmon were plentiful and running. The Grizzly bears were enjoying the feast. This particular bear decided to pay with its food...
Grizzly bear fishing for salmon – Alaska 2023
Grizzly bear fishing for salmon. In Pavlof (or Pavlov) Harbour in South East Alaska, the river was flowing and the salmon were plentiful. This Grizzly bear was having great success in fishing for salmon. It was interesting that once its head was under water it would...
Grizzly Bears feeding in the river – Alaska 2023
Grizzly Bears feeding in the river. The salmon were plentiful and running in the river at Pavlov (or Pavlof) harbour in South East, Alaska. This Grizzly Bear had no trouble catching salmon anytime it wished. Having caught its prey it would stand in the fast flowing...
Brown Bears at sunrise – Alaska 2018
We were up early at Silver Salmon Creek to watch the sun rise over the mountains of the Kenai Peninsular to the east. The colours were breathtaking and made the perfect backdrop for the bears and the many gulls that are found on the seashore. One gets a real sense of...
Brown Bear fishing at Missak – Alaska 2018
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...
Brown Bears, Kukak Bay, Katmai – Alaska 2018
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...
Brown Bear, Geographic Harbour, Katmai – Alaska 2018
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...
Brown Bear with triplet cubs of the year – Alaska 2018
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...
Coastal Brown Bear fishing, Geographic Harbor, Katmai – Alaska 2018
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...
Sparring Coastal Brown Bears, Kukak Bay, Katmai – Alaska 2018
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,...
Coastal Brown Bear with cubs – Alaska 2016
Geographic harbor was an amazing place to view Brown Bears. Sitting quietly, the bears came close and were oblivious of us. Of course, our very experienced guide, Drew Hamilton, was with us at all times and controlled the encounter. Watching the mother-cub interaction...