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Black Bears in Minn with Charles Glatzer-2012.

In May 2012 we went to Orr,Minn. to see Back Bear parents cubs and yearlings at Vince Sirocco Wildlife reserve Here bears are fed by a nonprofit and we were allowed to photograph them going through their daily activities in particular eating food set out for them
Black bear mom looks
Black bear mom looks		 Thin after a long winter
Thin after a long winter		 Cub peeks around a flower at us
Cub peeks around a flower at us		 Black Bear mom and young cub
Black Bear mom and young cub		 Black Bear mom and young cub
Black Bear mom and young cub		 Black Bear mom and young cub
Black Bear mom and young cub
Cubs up their adjacent trees
Cubs up their adjacent trees		 Cub 50 feet up a tree
Cub 50 feet up a tree		 Another cub up high
Another cub up high		 Two cubs high up in a tree
Two cubs high up in a tree		 Mom guards cubs from below
Mom guards cubs from below		 A yearling and mom
A yearling and mom
Yearlings consider going up
Yearlings consider going up		 Ready to climb
Ready to climb		 Yearling makes it up the tree
Yearling makes it up the tree		 Yearling wonders about possibilities
Yearling wonders about possibilities		 Yearling ready to eat
Yearling ready to eat		 A yearing sits
A yearing sits
Yearing watches
Yearing watches		 Two yearlings share
Two yearlings share		 A third yearling would like to share
A third yearling would like to share		 Yearling watches us
Yearling watches us		 Big one appears
Big one appears		 Big guy checks thing over
Big guy checks thing over
Big guy watches
Big guy watches		 Sits
Sits		 Sitting on a rock
Sitting on a rock		 Pause before eating
Pause before eating		 Checking things out
Checking things out		 Watches his flanks
Watches his flanks
Note the claws
Note the claws		 Note the teeth
Note the teeth		 My daredevil wife shoots
My daredevil wife shoots		 She keeps on shooting
She keeps on shooting		 Photographer takes a shot,bear watches
Photographer takes a shot,bear watches		 Chaz give Sue and the group a flash class
Chaz give Sue and the group a flash class
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_N6P8005.jpg		 Nuttall's woodpecker
Nuttall's woodpecker		 Chipmonk
Chipmonk		 Pelican takes to flight
Pelican takes to flight		 Fish makes a full potch
Fish makes a full potch		 Flying together
Flying together
Three males,one in flight
Three males,one in flight		 Ready for cooperative fishing
Ready for cooperative fishing		 Mergancer
Mergancer		 Flying alone
Flying alone

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Hennie & Lies Lammers24-Jul-2012 07:30
Beautiful gallery Tom
nicolebouglouan30-May-2012 16:31
Outstanding series Tom! Congratulations, this page is truly superb! V
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