Brown Bear, Alaska
Brown bear photography isn’t very far away now.
Tag: lake clark national park
Brown Bear, Lake Clark National Park
A female brown bear roams the tidal flats hunting for clams near Silver Salmon Creek in Lake Clark National Park.
Brown Bear, Alaska
A brown bear munches on sedge grass in Lake Clark National Park. I’m not sure why it is that brown bears, at least where they are routinely photographed, pretty much ignore humans. I don’t know of any distance rules regarding the bears in Lake Clark. Of course, there was the famous case of Timothy Treadwell, a brown bear activist who, along with his girlfriend, was killed by a male brown bear in 2003.
Brown Bear Mom, Lake Clark National Park, Alaska
This mother brown bear is looking for clams on the tidelands of Cook Inlet. Her three cubs follow at some distance.
Brown Bear, Lake Clark National Park
Brown Bear, Lake Clark National Park
This is a photo from a few years ago in Lake Clark National Park. This female brown bear was feeding on sedge grass, a very important food source until the salmon spawning runs begin. Her cub was just out of the photo.
Brown Bear Cub, Lake Clark National Park
When this two year old brown bear cub lifted its head and stared at me, it reminded me of a pika. If you’ve ever seen a pika with its mouth full of grasses to be stored for the winter, you know what I mean.-
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.
