SHADE is the object of SHADOW’S affection. He’s been following Shade for the wink.
Shadow is the one on the right.
Month: May 2015
SHADOW
SHADE
SHADOW KEEPING A EYE ON SHADE
SHADE KEEPING A EYE ON SHADOW & SHADOW PURSUING SHADE!
LOGAN’S MOON
THE DAREDEVIL AT SUNSET
MY GIRL MAGGIE
FIRST BEAR OF THE NIGHT
“SHADE”
A SERIOUS DAREDEVIL
A DAREDEVIL’S MOON
BEING HARASSED
ROMEO SURVEYING
ROMEO’S SUNSET SHOTS
ROMEO’S MOON
WALKING THE LINE
This was the first bear I saw today. I was 500 feet away & when It saw me,It said bye bye! It got up on that log & walked off into the forest. Some bears are just very skittish & no matter how small a boat you have or how quiet you are,……they just walk away.
Each bear has it’s own personality to be sure!
“WHITE EYE” & HER TRIPLETS!
I was pleasantly surprised to find a old friend of mine today! I haven’t seen “White Eye” in a year or so & when I do see her,she has not one,not two but three cubs with her! Plus,the cubs are not skittish!
I was tickled to find my old friend again! I talked to a biologist about her eye but didn’t get a definitive reason as to why her eye is screwed up? One things for sure,she does have some sight out of it. I saw her looking backwards at me out of her right eye. She seems to manage just fine however.
I will be keeping a eye out for her & the triplets for sure………pun intended.
I have named her cubs “White Star” (one cub has a very large white patch on it’s chest),”Willow” & “Whacky”. Not sure of their sex yet,but will figure it out?
WILLOW & WHACKY
Can you see the difference? Look at their noses. One is more blonde around it’s mouth while the other is darker. Willow is the blonde one,while Whacky is the darker.
MAKING SURE?
White Eye was checking behind her to make sure her little darlings were close by & following? More importantly,…………making sure other bears weren’t following!
“OK KIDS,……….REMEMBER WHERE WE PARKED”!
White Eye was being a good mother & making sure her toddlers were all following her. Because of her visual handicap,she appears to compensate by making sure things are Kosher more often.
“WHITE EYE” KEEPING A EYE ON ME
SWEET TOOTH
The Salal bushes have flowers out right now. They have a very sweet & sticky nectar. The bears gobble them up like candy!
“WHITE EYE”
POSING TIME
WHO’S BEEN HERE?
“WHITE EYE” BEING BEAUTIFUL
“WHITE STAR”
You can see the white hairs of her star just below her throat.
MOVING MOUNTAINS!
COMING BACK IN
ORCA’S! (T074)
CRUISING
SURFACING
FATHER & SON (T074 & T03D)
MOTHER & SON (T073 & T073D)
MOTHER (T073) & FATHER WITH SON (T074 & T073D)
THE WHOLE FAMILY SWIMMING OFF INTO THE SUNSET
MY OLD FRIEND “WHITE EYE”
White Eye got swiped by another bear over his right eye last year. It took away some of the fur,so just the scar is visible.
Like most bears,he is timid & gentle.
COMMON MERGANSERS
THE DAREDEVIL
MAGGIE GIRL
PROFILE OF ROMEO PERCHING UPON HIS THRONE
ROMEO PERCHING
ROMEO’S SUNSET
ROMEO DOING HIS THING
“WHICH PROFILE LOOKS BETTER”?
SUNSET STANDING GUARD
COMING IN…..TAKING OFF
COMMON MERGANSERS
LAZIN ABOUT
I saw these Harbour Seals basking on Rankin rocks. I went past them & when I was hidden by another large rock,I doubled back. I used the rock as cover. Came in slowly to reduce the amount of noise. I was upwind. Didn’t have any place to pull the boat up or tie it up? So I tied the front line to my ankle. I carefully crawled my way up to the top of that rock to see if they were still there? I peaked over & sure enough they were still there!
I began to take some shots. Sneaking up on Seals is hard to do. Thats why I took advantage of the situation when I saw I could use a large rock as cover!
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