Wildlife Viewing in the Spring
There is a bear in the air. I captured this elegant lady and her cub just a few feet from the house. Spring time is a perfect time to capture wildlife in town and near our property. Not guaranteed, but if you keep a watchful eye out as you drive slowly around you have a chance. Dusk and dawn are good times.
Keep your distance. I have some hairy stories of close encounters. Once I walked with the camera up to my eye thinking this would be a smart way to NOT miss anything. NOT is right. When I brought the camera down, away from my face, I was standing 8 feet from the bear. It was a bad thing to do…bad, bad bad. In this photo I was about 70 feet away, again too close, but I stumbled onto her. Click photo for a neat website which allows you to post photos.
climbing our neighbors fence. Note the sign.
She was a big girl. They look gentle--truly. When I'm close to them I feel no fear--maybe I'm, "GRIZZLY GIRL".
Fast to climb trees. MY gosh--don't climb a tree if you are getting chased. They are up in an eye's blink. REAL slow getting down. They napped for several hours in this tree.
This fellow is in the velvet. Antler growing time is a time for the elk to take care not to dent or brake their tender growth. This man and his buddies grazed in our yard for a few days.
