Spring Stroll by Kevin D Warren

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23-Apr-2021

Spring Stroll

A New Hampshire Black Bear out for an early morning stroll.
I'm not sure what this fellow is finding to eat in these lean days of early spring but
he looks pretty healthy after his winter denning.
I was about 150 feet away as he paused along this beaver dam. He never saw me, but soon after this shot he picked up my scent and disappeared quickly into the forest.
Black bears will lose as much as 20 perecent of their body weight during winter denning and spend much of the year gaining it back.
Makes me wonder how big he'll look come autummn.

Nikon D7500
1/640s f/6.3 at 300.0mm iso800 full exif

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Don Mottershead		30-May-2021 16:54
He does look fit for this time of year.

George McCarten		16-May-2021 04:50
150 feet is not far. Corageous of you to have the presence of mind to raise the camera. A fine image.

lou_rozensteins		06-May-2021 00:05
He's beautiful! Excellent shot.

Nirvan Hope		25-Apr-2021 03:42
Wow, he looks huge! He does look healthy with shiny fur despite it being early spring.

janescottcumming		24-Apr-2021 16:41
He does looks like a big boy! I do worry about running into one of these guys when we take the dogs hiking in the woods in the Berkshires. I always forget to bring my bear spray with me.

Fong Lam		24-Apr-2021 16:26
A wonderful encounter of this guy, quite a size and a great capture in a lovely setting..V

bill friedlander		24-Apr-2021 14:51
He looks very healthy after spending the winter in a cave. Nice shot of him. V

Nestor Derkach		24-Apr-2021 14:10
A very nice up close of this healthy looking bear. Nice natural wooded setting and very nice resolution. Viewing size life like. Vote

Neil Marcus		24-Apr-2021 12:46
One smell of you and he's gone. Huh! what does that say of you... I never thought of Bears in NH. A good catch...for you. VVV City boy Neil

Jeff Real		24-Apr-2021 12:36
He looks magnificent! Perfect timing in many ways. Such a great image of him in this sparse environment. V

pkocinski		24-Apr-2021 11:53
Awesome capture. He looks a good size to me and it's great he took off after getting a whiff of you.

danad		24-Apr-2021 08:26
Great capture ! V.

Borisalex		24-Apr-2021 05:48
Great encounter and shot! V

joseantonio		24-Apr-2021 03:32
what a great find....Nice to be able to be so close.V.

larose forest photos		24-Apr-2021 00:28
Fantastic. Given how big these guys are they are quiet in the woods and even in bear country no guarantees of seeing one. Fantastic early morning shot. VV

globalgadabout		24-Apr-2021 00:19
outstanding shot endows this big guy with such a mighty presence...it confounds expectations that such a strong creature will run from us puny humans..V

Helen Betts		24-Apr-2021 00:18
Great shot of this beautiful animal, and interesting that he disappeared when he detected you. Seeing this bear reminded me of a correction to an article I recently saw: "Editor's note: A previous version of this story stated that the bear is a brown bear. While it is a bear that is brown, it is not a brown bear; it is a black bear (that is brown). The story has been updated to reflect this."

Robert Tallent		24-Apr-2021 00:14
My first thought was "Wow he's a big one!" Great shot of this shy creature.

Carl Carbone		23-Apr-2021 23:42
Fantastic shot and encounter! We saw one when we visited running across highway 16 from Bear Brook. Always a great sighting.