Friday, September 4, 2009

Summer of the Bears

Ursus Americanus in Shenandoah Park

Mother Bear
Mother bear crossing the trail.

Baby Bear
Baby bear high in a tree.

This Summer I've seen black bears on four different occasions in the wild. I never cease to be put in awe by these magnificent creatures. Returning from work in Charlottesville I stopped to walk a bit on top of the mountain and saw a mother with two cubs. Mother bear "woofed" instructions to the babies and they both climbed trees like acrobats while their mother remained on the ground to protect them from me, the intruder.

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