Last week my friend and I were on Skyline Drive when we spotted a group of tourists pulled off to the side of the road,pointing their fingers and cameras up a tree. We knew it had to be a bear although neither one of us had ever spotted one in a tree before. I stopped in the middle of the road and got out. (Anyone coming up on us would want to do the same).
I’m pretty leery of bears but I felt safe with this one being up in a tree. I got as close as I dared before I realized it was a cub. My next thought was “cubs have mothers”. I did a quick look around before heading back to the safety of my car.
If I were braver I would have gotten out the telephoto lens and the tripod; but I’m not.
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Great post. Did the mother ever show up? Thanks for joining the challenge!
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No, not that I saw. We rode down the road a bit and turned around trying to figure out how whoever saw him first spotted him. We couldn’t figure that out either.
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wow!
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That’s always what I say when I see a bear. Usually from behind a closed up tight vehicle, lol.
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Great capture! I love black bears. They have become somewhat of a nuisance here in central Florida and the game people are not handling it that well, but they’re in a tough spot. Everyday someone is posting a video or photo of a bear wandering down the middle of the street in the very suburban neighborhoods of Orlando. They’re relatively docile, but some are making themselves at home in pools and hammocks and garages. I have seen a few, but only in the forest 20 miles or so from my home. I’m always excited to see them.
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I’m very leery of bears. We have sightings of them here too of course but I live in a much more rural area than Orlando.
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We don’t have bears in New Zealand – or snakes for that matter. I have seen on the news stories of bears coming into the suburbs and making themselves at home. Very scary. Great photos.
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Scares me! lol Of course this is in a National Park; THEIR home.
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Very true. 😀
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Neat! We were told by some campers up there that the Rose River Fire Road is the place to go to see bears in SNP. They hike there every year to view the bears. Personally I feel better viewing them from a car! (See my post from September http://webcroft.blogspot.com/2013/09/two-roads-two-days-two-bears.html .)
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I’m with you Linda. If we go bear hunting wer will both be in the car! lol
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I didn’t know bears climb trees! Do they suddenly drop down on unsuspecting passers by, like ninja bears? 🙂
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Bears don’t attack people unless provoked or from fear, so no, sorry. He was just happily munching on what ever was up there.
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You did better than me, not sure I would have stayed around long enough to take pictures at all. good photos though, great job. glad momma did not come back while you were there.
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Well I am a chicken little when it comes to this wildlife thing and if I had realized it was a cub before I did I would never have gotten THIS close! lol
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🙂
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