Looking back as it climbed up a rock to disappear back into the heavy vegetation, a black bear looks towards the photographer. We seen this bear walking along a stream bed of mud and dead salmon. It ate some of the dead fish and spent a few minutes digging under a rock for food. This bear was near Valdez, where black and brown bears are often seen in the same area. It is also a popular fishing spot for the salmon during their migration back into fresh water to spawn. We have seen both black and brown bears in our journeys to Valdez in the past. This was the first time the photographer got to photograph the bears, the black bears tend to be really shy around people.

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Make:	Canon
Model:	Canon EOS 80D
Exposure:	0.025 sec (1/40)
Aperture:	f/5.0
ISO Speed:	640
Focal Length:	150 mm
Lens:	150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary 015