Well, since it’s been forever since I’ve updated this blog I thought I’d get off my butt and share what I’ve been up to. If you have seen my website lately you’ve noticed that we took a trip to the southwest again, been doing some model shoots lately which is a complete depatrure from what I normally shooot, but it’s been interesting. I’ll try to cover those experiences in another post.
What I wanted to make a few quick notes baout today were the bears in Yosemite valley.
The bears have started to make themselves a little more visible in the valley lately, as happens this time of year. And, as usual, I do my best to get up there as much as possible to see if I can get a few pictures of them. We ran up to the park about a week or so ago and sure enough after a little looking we came across a bear, it looked like it might have been one of the cubs from last year. I moved in on his position slowly and made sure he knew I was there, he showed little fear of me, in fact he barely gave me a second look. (pun intended)
The fact that the bear paid little attention to me is more than a little worrisome, it means this particular bear might be becoming used to people which is both dangerous for people and especially dangerous for the bear.
I paced him at a pretty good distance taking a shot here and there, he moved in on me until he was about 50-60 feet away, going about his usual business for looking for something to eat on the ground. I took a few more shots and decided it was time to leave this one alone. When I stood and started walking away the bear started off in the other direction, across a bridge and was heading off toward thicker brush.
I’m always pretty thankful about my brief visits with the bears, and that they tolerate me long enough to get a few shots.
And please remember to SLOW DOWN!
Two bears have been hit by cars this year! Seventeen bears were hit by cars last year, along with an unknown number of deer, squirrels and other park animals. Slow down and save Yosemite’s wildlife.
Take care,
Ed
