NIKON D100
ƒ/5.6
200 mm
1/2,000

Giving a bear-back ride across the lake.

But not entirely willingly…. as seen in the photo sequence below…

Frank is a great spotter. He has been following them for a month.

10 responses to “Mama Grizzly Bear and Cubs”

  1. jurvetson Avatar
    jurvetson

    At first, they walked in a line…

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    But when it gets deep, they climb on…

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    And Mama dumps ’em…

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    And back they climb…

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    So she shakes them off at shore… Grizzly Bear Rodeo !!

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    and junior shakes it off…. just like mama

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  2. TomiTapio Avatar
    TomiTapio

    A lovely scene!

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  3. Astrocatou Avatar
    Astrocatou

    most excellent set

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  4. hsmith1956 (Away for while) Avatar
    hsmith1956 (Away for while)

    Seen in explore 6/28/2010…………Awesome…………….

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  5. offbeat canvas Avatar
    offbeat canvas

    awesome

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  6. msamaclean © Avatar
    msamaclean ©

    Great series!

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  7. RuudMorijn-NL Avatar
    RuudMorijn-NL

    This beautiful picture is quite rightly chosen for EXPLORE. Congratulations!

    See: http://www.flickr.com/explore/

    For a quick survey of my work click here: RuudMorijn

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  8. solerena Avatar
    solerena

    wou -amazing creatures… could share some honey with them:) from a safe distance though – 🙂 dangerous mama –

    Sweet in terms of storytelling:)

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  9. JJ San Avatar
    JJ San

    No way to walk home disappointed after that Yellowstone experience. Bravo.

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  10. restlessthought Avatar
    restlessthought

    …very nice seeing the world through your lens

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