Cuddly Bear

[ckcarr]

I just had to throw this one out there as it was taken in Mid-July a few years ago, when he popped up right in front of my camera from the tall grass!

 

[MonikaC]

Good thing you weren't too surprised to push the shutter!

 

[Ben Egbert]

Nice job,

 

[Kyle Jones]

Really nice Craig! Light, flowers, and a well groomed bear. What else could you ask for?

 

[AlanLichty]

What Kyle said - great shot.

 

[JimFox]

Great place, great time!

He wasn't looking at you, do you know what it was he was looking at?

 

[JimFox]

Congrats on the Featured Wildlife Image Craig!

@ckcarr

 

[ckcarr]

Thanks Jim. I don't expect to ever have that opportunity again!

 

[Eric Gofreed]

I just had to throw this one out there as it was taken in Mid-July a few years ago when he popped up right in front of my camera from the tall grass!

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strolling through the lupines. Outstanding photo. Envy even seeing a bear. I'm thinking this a brown "black bear."

 

[ckcarr]

They are multi colored black bears in the La Sals. I've seen all colors.
No grizzly's in Utah for over 100 years. Black bears here do attack though, or try and eat your head while camping by the Colorado sometimes....

LOL I had to look it up..
"Old Ephraim was the last grizzly bear in Utah, and the curse of local sheepherders. After 10 years of tracking, Frank Clark finally blew the bear's brains out on August 22, 1923. At the time of his death, Old Ephraim stood 10 feet tall and weighed 1100 pounds. His skull was sent to The Smithsonian, where it has been preserved."

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Exquisite image, Craig.