The Learning Curve --- Grizzly Bear Cub, Canada.

[Gottshotz]

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Being Shown The Ropes --- Mother points out the tastier treats---salmon brains are very nutritious . In a large Salmon run with many fish the bears will go for the brains and eyes first [ unless, of course, it is a gravid female, in which case eggs are the best ! ] The fish skin is number 3 on the menu, so inevitably there is a huge amount of remains left to benefit the attendant scavengers. ISO 200.

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Look what I've Got ! --- Junior finally comes up with the "goods", a fine adult male Chum Salmon. ISO 1600.

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Playtime ! --- Its always good to relax and play with your favourite leaves after a hard day on the riverbank, ISO 400. All taken on the banks of the Nekite River, British Columbia, 24/09/18, with a D850 and Nikon 400mm. f2.8 @1/400 Sec., monopod.

 

[Snapshot2020]

A very nice set of Photos. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Gottshotz]

A very nice set of Photos. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks Snapshot, my pleasure.

 

[Callie]

Lovely series, David! Love #3!

 

[Gottshotz]

Lovely series, David! Love #3!

Thanks Callie, in number 3 the cub was way back on the opposite and it took me some time to work out what it was doing there--fortunately this single frame caught the action !

 

[gordon_g]

Great set of photos David!

 

[Robin]

Great Grizzlies

 

[MikeA]

I especially like the second image,

Best,

Mike

 

[Gongster]

Super shots David, I too particularly like no. 2.

 

[Gottshotz]

Great set of photos David!

Thanks Gordon, nothing better than watching bears at work and play !

 

[Gottshotz]

Great Grizzlies

Thanks Robin, it was well worth sitting in the open on a very cold river bank !

 

[Gottshotz]

I especially like the second image,

Best,

Mike

Yeh Mike, these Salmon look so much better in the "raw" than what comes out of our John West tins !

 

[Gottshotz]

Super shots David, I too particularly like no. 2.

Thanks Mike, got these shots near the end of a long 3 week trip --- some of the icing on the cake .

 

[PhilM]

Wow... More greatness!
One day' I'll have to experience this.

 

[Gottshotz]

Wow... More greatness!
One day' I'll have to experience this.

Thats very flattering Phil, but I am certain that if you can get to some of the wildlife areas that I have, you too, will create some memorable images !

 

[ssheipel]

Gorgeous shots, thanks for sharing. But for COVID I had hoped to photograph bears on that river this autumn.

 

[VStammer]

I like the rich saturated colors in #3. All good pics!

 

[Kathy G]

Great series. I especially like the second

 

[Yezdi]

Superb series of images David...#3 is the best...

 

[Gottshotz]

Gorgeous shots, thanks for sharing. But for COVID I had hoped to photograph bears on that river this autumn.

Thanks Steven---would you have been staying at Great Bear Lodge .

 

[Gottshotz]

Great series. I especially like the second

Thanks Kathy, yes the salmon looks huge in the cub's mouth, but then it was a pretty big fish !

 

[Gottshotz]

I like the rich saturated colors in #3. All good pics!

Thanks Vaughn, the autumn colours were just starting to show when I took these pics., so the leaves were particularly vibrant !

 

[Gottshotz]

Superb series of images David...#3 is the best...

Thanks Yezdi, yes its not often we observe moments of actual "play" behaviour, so this shot was really unique because it shows the cub pulling the leaves to shake them !

 

[Ralph]

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Being Shown The Ropes --- Mother points out the tastier treats---salmon brains are very nutritious . In a large Salmon run with many fish the bears will go for the brains and eyes first [ unless, of course, it is a gravid female, in which case eggs are the best ! ] The fish skin is number 3 on the menu, so inevitably there is a huge amount of remains left to benefit the attendant scavengers. ISO 200.

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Look what I've Got ! --- Junior finally comes up with the "goods", a fine adult male Chum Salmon. ISO 1600.

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Playtime ! --- Its always good to relax and play with your favourite leaves after a hard day on the riverbank, ISO 400. All taken on the banks of the Nekite River, British Columbia, 24/09/18, with a D850 and Nikon 400mm. f2.8 @1/400 Sec., monopod.

Excellent series!

 

[Gottshotz]

Excellent series!

Thanks Ralph, much appreciated !