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Another successful workshop day in the northern range! We had these two grizzlies come down off a hill and get pretty close to the road. They were visible for quite awhile, allowing for plenty of great shots from everyone around. These shots were all taken from inside the car, as they were within 100 yards and quickly approaching our pullout.
Credits to Mark Perry - Bridger Peaks Photography.
May 6, 2018 "Yellowstone was beary boaring today"...
(The photos are in order of the following story)
Not to be deterred by yesterday's bad timing , I made a return trip to Yellowstone this morning in search of yesterday's bears. I found them around 7:25 am (along with other photogs). The Obsidian sow and her cub were digging for roots when I arrived. The sow then began to explore other areas with her cub close behind. They explored the snow pack when suddenly the sow becomes aware of a lone coyote about 50 yards away looking at her and her cub. The coyote realized there was no need to get in their way so he took off into the woods and shirted around them... the sow and cub then went up into the woods and bedded down amongst some logs.
At this point, all of us (photogs) felt the action was over for now. These bears could sleep there for hours. I decided to head south and see if anything was going on by Gibbon meadows. I then headed back up to the bear location but no change.... then about 15 minutes later, a photog friend yelled at me and said there was a BIG boar (about 1/4 mile North of us) and headed our way at a brisk pace. He had his nose to the ground as he picked up the scent of the sow and cub. He crossed the creek and continue to proceed south with a woman on his mind... not food. He followed their scent through the snow pack and eventually ended up in the exact spot where the sow and cub were bedded down. (NOTE: I learned as I was photographing the boar, the sow picked up HIS scent and her and the cub quickly left and went up the mountain.) After exploring their bedded area, the boar followed their scent up the mountain and disappeared into the woods.
So WHY did the sow and cub avoid the boar? In the bear world, a boar will KILL a cub/cubs, which over time places the sow "back in heat" for him to mate with in the future. As strange as it sounds, that the way it is... Nature can be cruel, odd and ugly as well as beautiful!
Yesterday morning along Obsidian while looking for 815 & Cub, a large male grizzly came along scent tracking mom. It's possible that She will turn her cub out soon and then take her pick of suitors and start the cycle once again.
Bears are popping out all over! Exciting and suspenseful day on Sunday! Bear 815 and cub were napping in the trees when a big boar made his entrance. When first spotted, he was approximately 500 yds away. We all held our breath waiting and hoping she and cub would escape. He was on her scent trail, nose to the ground. Fortunately she picked up his scent and both she and cub made a mad dash up the hill. The boar still lumbered around for quite a while trying to follow her scent. Have not seen her in past two days.
Sleeping Grizzly bear - warm sun and cool snow makes for a nice long mid day nap. The wooden rail you see is the walkway to LeHardy Rapids in Yellowstone National Park, USA. Every time I walk down there to see the ducks I wonder if I will encounter a Grizzly on the walkway.
05-15-2018, 01:47 AM( This post was last modified: 05-15-2018, 01:47 AM by Tshokwane )
Credits to BearPhoto.
BearPhoto guide Magnus Fredriksson is currently in the Finnish Boreal forest, running photographic trips.
Magnus informs us that high activity has occurred so far during his may tour, including a violent fight between two large male bears, one of which is the iconic male ‘Brutus’.
Grizzly bear sow called 'Quad Mom' with her two cubs filmed on May 31st 2018 near the High Bridge, East of Mammoth Hot Springs. They had killed an elk calf in the early morning and came down to the river a couple of times.
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