Tonight's bear

[Waumbek]

I was feeling bummed out by what I think has happened to that second loon chick, so when this bear showed up way at the back of my field tonight, it helped. This is a medium-size yearling. I saw it Thursday here too. I'm glad to say that it's shy of people and stays a fair distance away from the house.
It sat back there in the field happily munching away for fifteen or twenty minutes, then ambled into the brush and moved on.

 

[sp1936]

Cool. Waumbek, I love your posts.

I was at Connetquot Preserve this morning, and encountered a playful young deer. She was lying in the tall grass, and as I approached, she jumped up and ran off a short distance, but I could see that her youthful curiosity and playfulness were stronger than her caution. She slowly approached me and then leapt around and around me, lithe and tawny, full of energy. I thought, you need to be more fearful of us apes, we're dangerous.

Steve

 

[SAR-EMT40]

I know this picture stinks and I apologize for it. I am going to eventually try to do some contrast enhancement to see if I can bring out more detail. This little guy was munching clover on the side of the kanc when I drove up on Friday night about 8:30PM.

Unfortunately this bear was not bothered at all by all the people or vehicles traveling right near by.

Keith

 

[Waumbek]

I know this picture stinks and I apologize for it. I am going to eventually try to do some contrast enhancement to see if I can bring out more detail. This little guy was munching clover on the side of the kanc when I drove up on Friday night about 8:30PM. Unfortunately this bear was not bothered at all by all the people or vehicles traveling right near by.
Keith

You've got a good close up picture here, SAR. Too bad about this bear's desensitization to cars.

 

[audrey]

Pat and I were driving in N Woodstock a couple of weeks ago and had a Mama bear and 3 small cubs race across the road right in front of our car. Perhaps they were visiting relatives at Clark's. I ought to know to keep the camera in my lap at all times.

An hour later, as we were going past Cannon, we saw a bear ambling about on one of the ski slopes.

 

[Waumbek]

I ought to know to keep the camera in my lap at all times.
An hour later, as we were going past Cannon, we saw a bear ambling about on one of the ski slopes.

Me too. But the camera is somewhere else 50% of the time! Do they walk on their own? They've counted eight (8) different bears on the Cannon slopes this spring. Even with some error, that's a lotta bears.

 

[Maddy]

I know this picture stinks and I apologize for it.
Keith

I think he is very cute! A little fur ball.

 

[alpinista]

AMSTony, SteveHiker and I spotted two bears on Saturday morning heading north toward Maine. The first was a baby bear who ran across I-93 northbound, just south of Franconia Notch, and then headed into the woods. No mama in sight. The second sighting was a short time later, when we spotted what was a slightly older, but still a youngin', bear run across Route 115, just beyond the turnoff for Route 302.

They were my first bear sightings ever. Is there a mini-baby boom of sorts going on in the bear community?

 

[SAR-EMT40]

OK, a little photo magic and at least you can tell it is a bear now and that I wasn't making it up.

Keith

 

[Tom Rankin]

OK, a little photo magic and at least you can tell it is a bear now and that I wasn't making it up. Keith

It still looks fake to me!

I saw my first bear Monday. It was an adult that bolted across the trail. I just got a glimpse of his bear butt.