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...
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...
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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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...
Grizzly Bears at a waterfall. 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. Watching the bears charging through the raging water was...
Grizzly Bear and cub at the scratching tree. This female Grizzly Bear and her cub were frequent visitors to the scratching tree; a tree which is regularly visited by several bears as can be seen by the staining on the trunk. It was a comical scene to behold but...
Brown Bear checks out a reindeer carcass. Dusk was getting close and the drizzle had started in the taiga forest of northeast Finland. At this moment a Eurasian Brown Bear emerged from the gloomy forest. It had clearly picked up the scent from the reindeer carcass...
Eurasian Brown Bear deep in the taiga forest. It was a very picturesque scene deep in the taiga forest. The colours were vibrant and striking. A perfect setting to see wildlife. We waited a few hours before this Eurasian Brown Bear emerged into the small clearing...
Eurasian Brown Bear on a reindeer carcass. The Taiga forest in northeast Finland is a very special place. We had spent hours waiting for interesting wildlife encounters. We had seen wolves but in the distance and had one very special sighting of a wolverine. The light...