Mother Brown Bear, Lake Clark National Park
My last two mornings at Silver Salmon Creek Lodge we had very low tides. That brought the bears from the sedge grass meadows to the tidelands. I was amazed to learn how well the bears find the clams. They quickly smell them through little holes or vents in the sand that go from the clams up to the surface. It’s also amazing how easily they use their big claws to pry open the shells. They are very efficient at it. Not a lot of meat from each clam, but I guess it adds up and is a welcome change from their mostly grass diets.
