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She's not the best looking bear but definitely my favorite. I called her "the Lioness" due to having shed her long winter coat everywhere but on top/back of her head and her shoulders. Looked like the mane of a male lion. She is a tough old girl with two cubs of the year. She's a prolific fisher and held her ground and kept fishing when the big boars showed up on the creek. The other sows with cubs(we saw eight) tended to keep their distance from other bears. But the Lioness carried on in order to feed the kids and took on all comers, male or female, in protection of the little guys.
1) The lioness. Saw her every day for a week so sooner or later she was bound to come close enough for a portrait. Looks more like a wolf in the face but hey...
2) Mom and the kids. The darker/larger one at left of frame is a male. He bullied his little sister a lot.
3) Teaching the kids to clam. Typically after the fish are in the creek they forego clamming. Never seen it at this location this time of year.
4) Washing down the seafood with some milk.
5) Zeroed in on a pink salmon(aka "humpie").
6) The kids watching Mom fish. The male frequently stood up/leaned on his little sister.
7) Most times she would eat the tail half of the fish and then let the kids have it to fight over. She always let them sort it out themselves. Sometimes it got quite violent.
8) Whoa! This big boar came a little too close and got what for from Momma even though twice her size. Lots of roaring but no fur flew.
9) Time to nurse again. The yellow claws are a sign of advanced age.
10) Milky smiles
1) The lioness. Saw her every day for a week so sooner or later she was bound to come close enough for a portrait. Looks more like a wolf in the face but hey...
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2) Mom and the kids. The darker/larger one at left of frame is a male. He bullied his little sister a lot.
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3) Teaching the kids to clam. Typically after the fish are in the creek they forego clamming. Never seen it at this location this time of year.
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4) Washing down the seafood with some milk.
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5) Zeroed in on a pink salmon(aka "humpie").
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6) The kids watching Mom fish. The male frequently stood up/leaned on his little sister.
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7) Most times she would eat the tail half of the fish and then let the kids have it to fight over. She always let them sort it out themselves. Sometimes it got quite violent.
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8) Whoa! This big boar came a little too close and got what for from Momma even though twice her size. Lots of roaring but no fur flew.
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9) Time to nurse again. The yellow claws are a sign of advanced age.
10) Milky smiles
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Love bears a lot.