Grizzly Bear has a good scratch. Grizzly Bears are frequent visitors to the scratching tree as can be seen by the staining on the trunk. This bear enjoyed itself on its visit. It was a comical scene to behold but clearly serves a very important role for the bears. The...
Grizzly bear along the shore line - nice reflection. The Khutzeymateen Valley in Canada’s British Columbia is a spectacularly beautiful place. It is also home to grizzly bears which have only recently emerged from hibernation. This bear was exploring the shoreline in...
Black bear with her cubs in the forest. We spotted this female black bear and her yearling cubs by a delightful stream deep in the forest in Minnesota, USA. They were snuffling around for whatever food they could find. The sun was penetrating the tree canopy...
Grizzly Bears play fighting. In the Khutzeymateen Valley, in Canada’s British Columbia we had seen this his male and female Grizzly Bears mating earlier. Now, in the distance we could see that they were now sparring in the long sedge grass. We endeavoured to get...
Black bear grooms her two cubs. Deep in the forest in Minnesota, USA this black bear family were taking timeout for a bit of grooming. These yearling cubs were also grooming each other. The bird song made this a special setting. The ravens were particularly vocal as...
A Grizzly Bear digs for clams in Khutzeymateen Valley. The tidal range in the Khutzeymateen Valley when we visited was an astonishing 5.8m! At low tide Grizzly Bears spend much of their time digging for clams on the sand banks and mud flats. They are very adept at...
A huge male black bear. Watching black bears in Minnesota, USA is a real thrill. Being on foot and up close with these magnificent animals is very special. This big male appeared on the scene and wandered around grazing on the lush grass. He then had a good rub up...
Grizzly Bear and her cubs. This Grizzly Bear had been paying with one of her cubs in the river at Pavlov Harbor, South East Alaska. They moved off to join her other cub. After a bit of playful action, the adult Grizzly Bear went off to fish. Her catch was enjoyed by...
Grizzly Bear and her cub get playful. This Grizzly Bear had two cubs. One was resting on the river bank whilst this one wanted to play. Pavlov (or Pavlof) Harbour in South East Alaska is a fabulous place to watch Grizzly Bears in action. These two bears played for...
Two year old Grizzly Bears at play. In Pavlof (or Pavlov) Harbour in South East Alaska, these two-year old Grizzly Bears appeared on the scene. They immediately started to play fight. This sparring was very gentle. Once they had had enough of this play the headed off...
Three adorable Grizzly Bear cubs. In Pavlof (or Pavlov) Harbour in South East Alaska, these three adorable Grizzly Bear cubs had been left on the river bank while their mother was off fishing. They amused themselves by playing. Then a male Grizzly Bear appeared on the...
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...
Grizzly Bear and her three young cubs along the river bank. In Pavlof (or Pavlov) Harbour in South East Alaska, this grizzly Bear and her three young cubs emerged from the forest and head off along the river bank. As they did so the plentiful salmon were jumping as...
Very young Grizzly Bear cubs play in the river. These Grizzly Bear cubs of the year (coys) were exploring the river bank in Pavlof Harbour, South East Alaska. Their mother and another of their sibs were in the river nearby. They started to play fight. Watching very...
Very young Grizzly Bear cubs at play. These Grizzly Bear cubs of the year (coys) were exploring the river bank in Pavlof Harbour, South East Alaska. Their mother and another of their sibs were in the river nearby. They started to play fight. Watching very young...
Black Bear feasts on a salmon. The salmon were plentiful in Gunnuk Creek, Kake in South East Alaska. The Black Bears were catching them with ease. This Black Bear had taken its catch up onto the fallen tree on the river bank.
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...
Black Bears go fishing. Gunnuk Creek, Kake in South East Alaska is a very good place to see Black Bears fishing. The salmon were plentiful and the bears were very active. These bears seemed to make light work of fishing.
Fishing Black Bears. Gunnuk Creek, Kake in South East Alaska is a very good place to see Black Bears fishing. The salmon were plentiful and the bears were very active. The bears were being selective with the fish they wanted. Their preference was to eat females...
Black Bear scavenging along the river bank. Black Bears had been catching lots of salmon along the shore of Gunk Creek, Lake, Alaska. Some of the time they ate their fish deep in the forest but frequently ate their prey on the river bank. This Black Bear scavenging...