American Black Bear

Thanks Karen. Glad to have contributed.... They are a couple of silly lumps, aren't they? Love that description, but they were animated silly lumps, full of life, hanging around in the treetops while Mom was off doing whatever it was that she needed to do. I watched these cubs for quite some time and felt their force of personality. The brown one was active constantly pawing and trying to play. The black one was just wanting to nap....

Thanks for the kind comments everyone. This was a very fun day. This was a great place to watch bear behavior.

Thanks p.young713, Thurd13 and Carolina for your kind comments. It was easy to get good shots of these charismatic cubs.

Thanks everyone.

Thanks for the comments, everyone. Photographing bears is always an effort in patience and almost always a delight. They have so many facial expressions that express their individual personalities and are so intelligent that one can start identifying them as individuals.