I thought mama bear deserved another post. In black and white, she looks a bit more imposing than she does in real life. Or maybe that’s just me?
2021-05-17: Monochrome Monday
2021-05-16: Black Bears
I’ve had a mama black bear and her cub through the yard a few times over the past week; they both look to be in great condition and just sniff around through the forest in the back. The slightest noise sends them running deeper into the bush; I even need to be cautious about moving towards the window with my camera too fast, as even that is enough to spook them off. Not that I am complaining; it is so much better to have them wary and sticking to their wild turf, than getting too close to the house and becoming bold in their actions.
I do love watching them but obviously want to do so in a way that doesn’t impact them negatively. Our bird feeders have been in for over a month already in anticipation for them coming out of hibernation, and we make sure that there is nothing around to attract them to the yard or towards the house or garage. I want to enjoy seeing wildlife, not creating any type of human / wildlife conflict.
Be safe out there, and be bear aware!
Have a great week.
2018-07-22: What I’ve seen this week
It’s been a great week for bird watching and wildlife, though I don’t have a ton of images to show for it. As I expected, the hummingbirds are slowing down dramatically, with only around a half dozen birds remaining, but the purple finches, nuthatches, chickadees and pine siskins remain in force, clearing out two seed feeders every couple of days. I had a pair of western tanagers through the yard on Thursday, but sadly they flitted through so quickly I couldn’t get any images. I’ve only had three very brief sightings of the tanagers this year.
After the sadness of finding the destroyed robin’s nest the previous week, I was a bit surprised to find a robin (I assume the same mama, but perhaps a different one) building a nest feet from where the previous one was destroyed. Fingers crossed she is more successful this time and the cats stay away.
The star of the week though was the bear cub that visited the yard Thursday around lunchtime. It was on it’s own, and frankly seemed a bit small to be away from its mama, but I never caught sight of any other cubs around or the mom. He was in the grass near some of my potted plants, making for some nice images out of my dining room window.
I hope you enjoy my choices for the week.
