Bear Bait!
With all the activity around me, it’s been a while since I’ve been able to post, so here’s an update. I’m currently waiting for my photo workshop to begin and getting all my images downloaded and...
View ArticleDeer Mountain Tribal Hatchery & Eagle Center
On Day 3 of our stay in Ketchikan, Alaska, as soon as we finished viewing/photographing at the Totem Heritage Center, we crossed the small bridge over Ketchikan Creek and walked another 50 yards to the...
View ArticleKetchikan Creek
Day 4 of our 4-day Ketchikan visit … and finally the liquid sunshine turned into a yellow mass in the sky, often darting behind a few, puffy clouds, but nevertheless, a nice day. Yes, we did get a...
View ArticleAnan Creek 2011: There’s Salmon in Them Thar Trees!
Yesterday’s post featured a black bear family, sow with 2 spring cubs, seeking safety up a nearby tree when a black bear boar waddled into the area. Today’s post is a somewhat similar situation … a...
View ArticleFishing Experts
In today’s post, I’ll share some images made of black bears catching fish at Anan Creek, during my recent Alaska trip. Bears are excellent fishing machines, both blacks and grizzlies. At Anan Creek,...
View ArticleMore Fishing Bears
And here’s one final posting on the black bears of Anan Creek. This series of images was taken as a black bear, directly below me, walked out into the creek and quickly caught a salmon as it rushed by:...
View ArticleBlack Bear Tug-O-War
I’m taking a step backward today … just realized I didn’t post a short video from Anan Creek, so I’m going to post it today. When we were at Anan Creek, my daughter, Jami, shot this short (~1 minute)...
View ArticleChasing Fish
One of the most exciting things to watch when viewing the Alaska Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) in the early fall, is to watch them chase the incoming salmon. As the salmon emerge from the ocean and make...
View ArticleSo, How Good A Fisherman Are You?!! (Re-post)
(This post originally published in July 2010) Yesterday, while working indoors (still raining here) I was going through my Lightroom database of images from the last 7 years, doing some “hard core”...
View Article“What Did One Eagle Say to the Other Eagle?” (Re-post)
(This post originally published in December 2010). … “I’m going fishing!” During the past couple of weeks, the Missouri weather has been cold. Coupled with decreased wildlife activity, not much to...
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