Just went to make some tea about 9.30 this morning, looked out of the kitchen window - and there's the bear walking along the deck rail heading for the bird feeder. judy rushed in with the camera. Great shot, judy. (Click the picture to enarge it.)
Looks like a youngster, with ear tags. After a few moments of quiet admiration we banged on the window, shouted and, after breaking off a piece of coleus, he/she clambered down the 10ft to the ground and ambled off into the woods.
What a treat!
Wow! What a fantastic photo. I'm quite jealous of your garden wildlife but I'm not sure I'd want to share my toast and marmalade with it!
Posted by: Rothschild Orchid | August 23, 2009 at 02:33 PM
He/she was actually one of our more shy bears, and clambered down without even trying to take a bird feeder along - this one must have been hungier: http://tinyurl.com/bear-feeder
Posted by: Graham Rice | August 23, 2009 at 05:11 PM
Wow superb picture! how marvellous it must be to be able to see such lovely animals so close up, thank you for sharing this with us.
Posted by: Digger Evans | August 24, 2009 at 07:55 AM
Makes all our fuss about the badger up the allotment nicking all the sweetcorn seem quite tame in comparison!
Posted by: VP | August 24, 2009 at 01:19 PM
Actually we can't grow corn or tomatoes or anything much edible - but not because of the badger, because of the racoons - http://tinyurl.com/mrjkp2
Posted by: Graham Rice | August 24, 2009 at 08:10 PM