I'm back with a short clip of Bears from the island. I made this for Instagram where I have been posting #birds2bears
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We arrived at 6 am; the female was in the tidal zone foraging, occasional sounds from the cubs escaped the forest, but we could not see them. She disappeared into the forest a few hours passed, then returned to the tidal zone; not a sound came from the forest. We were wondering if she had instructed the cubs to stay hidden; they must have been sleeping. We knew the second the crying started, they were awake and wanting their Mom. She ignored the cries and continued foraging, knowing the cubs would eventually join her. The largest, more adventurous cub came insight then worked his way over to Mom. He appeared to be stuck rocking back and forth; I thought his feet were caught between rocks and wondered what the heck was wrong with Mom. Why didn't she show any concern? He wasn't stuck at all. He was trying to imitate his Mom by turning a large rock, one of the cutest things I have witnessed. It melted our hearts.
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She was rock turning at 6 am searching for crab, rock eels pretty much anything edible. If the mood strikes her barnacles and mussels can be part of breakfast menu. She has two tiny cubs which were tucked away in a safe place they joined her a bit later. Lots of fur-baby photos to post soon. I have been away for the better part of two months searching for wildlife on the northern tip of Vancouver Island. Lucky for me the island is one health region as British Columbia is still under COVID travel restrictions till mid June.
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She was hunting right in front of me so I stepped back approximately 50ft and continued to watch her move from limb to limb.
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He moves from green patch to green patch bulking up on fresh patches of grass. Occasionally we see him nibble on other plants or check stumps for bugs but he really enjoys a good patch of grass. I named him Bigfoot because he has big feet. www.melanieleesonphotography.com/Recent-Photos/April-2021...
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