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Black Bear

Ursus americanus

Photo by AshleyT
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Field Notes

Description:

Large mammal that can be varying colors from blonde to black. I ended up seeing 14 bears total this evening, and all were black.

Habitat:

At Alligator River NWR. Close to the coast with lots of agricultural fields, forests, and water canals. Got to see a few of the bears swim after they crossed the road, was pretty cool!

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American black bear

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Comments (13)
AshleyT
Thanks Rob, Satyen, Emily, Tom, and Cody! Emily, I had only seen 2 bears before this, both at night and from very far away. I went to this place specifically for the bears, it was something I really wanted to photograph while in NC. Hopefully you get to see some soon too :)
Tom15
Great pics and congrats on getting all those bears!
EmilyMarino
Wow! Once again I am so jealous! I have never seen a bear in the wild and for you to see 14 in one evening I am just blown away! This is such a beautiful series!
Maria dB
Cool that you got to see them, Ashley! This is a well-known place for spotting bears. When I was there in January, I unfortunately didn't see any - nice to see them in your photos!
AshleyT
Thanks so much Fyn and Antonio :)
AntónioGinjaGinja
Great series Ashley,beautiful ligth and collours capture,congrats and thanks for sharing
Fyn Kynd
Love the light and comp on the 2nd shot!
AshleyT
Thank you Jae, these are some of my favorite photos I've ever taken :)
Jae
Wow beautiful pictures, AshleyT.

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Animals of North Carolina
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PublishedJune 29, 2014

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