Window frost

Window frost

During winter, when flesh and blood bears sleep deeply, it is only their spirits that...

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Logo of the Bear Viewing Association

Logo of the Bear Viewing Association

Everyone interested in photographing bears, especially in the wild, will find much useful...

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Wrestlers

Wrestlers

Excerpted from the Bear Viewing Association book WHEN BEARS WHISPER, DO YOU LISTEN? (c) 2008 S....

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Laughing bears

Laughing bears

When bears "laugh" -- when they're full of fun -- this is what they look like. Excerpted...

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about being trusted!

about being trusted!

This female (L) and male (R) walked over and bedded down 5m away, then went to sleep. Excerpted...

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Ursine sumo wrestlers

Ursine sumo wrestlers

These adolescent males followed me. I stopped. They invited me to play. I declined. ...

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This bear walked over to say hello.

This bear walked over to say hello.

This is the same female that soon lay down nearby and went to sleep. Excerpted from the...

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Blondie

Blondie

This adolescent female grew up around viewers and often grazed and slept near us. Here (2008) she...

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Female that laid down then slept nearby

Female that laid down then slept nearby

Once bears get used to viewers, they sometimes chose to rest or even sleep nearby where they won't...

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Dominant male "Tyson" at Hallo Bay 2008

Dominant male "Tyson" at Hallo Bay 2008

We call this big guy "Tyson" because he's covered with battle scars and hugely muscled. ...

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In heat and letting her scent waft in the wind

In heat and letting her scent waft in the wind

Despite the color shift that made her look reddish in this photo, this is the same female who...

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Failed attempt to brushoff Tyson

Failed attempt to brushoff Tyson

Tyson, however, did not "brush off" when she approached viewers. At one point, he came...

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Successful brushoff of another male

Successful brushoff of another male

Plantinum was not ready to mate. To discourage suitors, she moved close to viewers. Most males...

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Laughing bear -at periscope depth

Laughing bear -at periscope depth

I got my nickname Laughing Bear when I tried to hide from a grizzly by submerging in a river. ...

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