This black bear seemed a bit uncertain as to the stability of the tree it was about to climb. I took the photo at a place called the Vince Shute Wildlife Sanctuary in Orr, Minnesota. The bears are wild, but are enticed to the area by the food that is left out for them in the forest. Nikon D800 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 270mm) ISO 800, f/4 at 1/100th of a second
Yes, that’s true Donna, the worst thing we can do for bears is to feed them, but this place justifies the controlled feeding because it is a bear research center.
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This black bear seemed a bit uncertain as to the stability of the tree it was about to climb. I took the photo at a place called the Vince Shute Wildlife Sanctuary in Orr, Minnesota. The bears are wild, but are enticed to the area by the food that is left out for them in the forest.
great pic. how far away was you from this black bear.?
Pretty close Michael. Probably no more than 30 feet.
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Who leaves out food? I thought rule number one is not to feed the bears!
Yes, that’s true Donna, the worst thing we can do for bears is to feed them, but this place justifies the controlled feeding because it is a bear research center.
It almost looks like he’s thinking, “OK, I’m patient, I’ll just wait here until you HAVE to come down”.”Might save me climbing up to get you!”