It is so amazing to see full size bears play like this. This is two of a group of four who played a lot last week! I think this is the same group of sub-adults who banded together a couple of years ago for safety and protection. If so, I would say that bond has continued past the age where most adult bears become fairly solitary. So fun!
A wild wolf! This wolf was being chased by the bear cub and sow I posted earlier today. Well, I think the cub was chasing the wolf, and the sow chasing down the cub! Such a cool surprise last week!
Home for one full day after an amazing Alaska Bear Photo Tour!! We had so much great activity, including 5 different cub nursing sessions, bears playing including adults which I have rarely seen, boars, matting, even spotted wolves on two days! I am ready excited to get back out there.
This is the bear known as crimp and her second summer cub. Crimp had three first year cubs last year. Having only one cub survive the first three years is typical. Funny, last year we were the first humans this cub ever saw, and it was so scared. Crimp walked them by us as to say these humans are safe. This year, the little cub was far more brave, and it wasn’t uncommon for it to approach us!
A Brown or Grizzly Bear, Lake Clark National Park, Alaska.
Here is another photo of brown bears from last year as right now I’m in the middle of a Alaska bear photo tour – hopefully I will have a bunch more new images to share in a couple of days!
Fin whale! Since only a portion of these 70 foot monsters appears above water, it can be tough to back a compelling image. This background was certain a nice benefit! Aialik Bay, Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska. This was one of a group of 4 we watched last week.
Cataract Cove, Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska.
Another new image from last weeks Kenai Fjords Photo Tour. This is from Cataract Cove – we had a lot of fun watching the mountain goats on this granite wall!
Looking into Northwestern Fjord, Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska.
A version of this scene is on the cover of the first book project I was ever involved with nearly 20 years ago! I still can’t pass by this location without capturing more images! This is from last week looking into Northwestern Fjord, Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska.
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