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Black Bear, Mendenhall Glacier, Alaska   – Image 2578

Black Bear, Mendenhall Glacier, Alaska – Image 2578

Out on a limb: This first year bear scooted out on a spruce tree limb when its mother became alarmed by another approaching black bear and shooed it up the tree. I shot this photo with the lens totally racked out (equivalent of about a 600mm) and hand-held. Shot from a viewing platform, the ...
Black Bears, Mendenhall Glacier, Alaska	  – Image 2577

Black Bears, Mendenhall Glacier, Alaska – Image 2577

A lone black bear crosses Steep Creek. I shot this photo early in September which in Juneau means early autumn. What I love about this photo is the great light of the evening sun illuminating the grasses along the creek showing the first signs of autumn yellowing. But what sends this photo ...
Black Bears, Mendenhall Glacier, Alaska  – Image 2576

Black Bears, Mendenhall Glacier, Alaska – Image 2576

A mother black bear with her twin cubs stroll the banks of Steep Creek at the Mendenhall Glacier. Many people think black bears are black. But, in fact black bears come in all colors from white to grey to black to brown. This photo illustrates some of the color phases. The mother is two-toned ...
Bear Belly, Black Bear, Mendenhall Glacier, Alaska   – Image 2575

Bear Belly, Black Bear, Mendenhall Glacier, Alaska – Image 2575

Last week’s image featured this bear catching a red sockeye salmon. In this image this very large bear reclines on some willow bushes after finishing a sockeye salmon supper. While scratching her chest with one paw, she licks clean the other paw. Bears usually never display their bellies. It ...
Black Bear, Mendenhall Glacier, Alaska   – Image 2574

Black Bear, Mendenhall Glacier, Alaska – Image 2574

A very large black bear snatches a sockeye salmon out of Steep Creek at the Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area. Just 13 miles from downtown Juneau, Steep Creek offers one of the best wildlife viewing opportunities in Alaska. Over 10 bears eat and live along the banks of this small creek when ...
Black Bears of Mendenhall Glacier  – Image 2573

Black Bears of Mendenhall Glacier – Image 2573

OUT OF PRINT - Mark's book featuring the eleven or so black bears that roam around Steep Creek at the Mendenhall Glacier. Once the salmon start running sometime in mid-July, thousands upon thousands of visiting tourists and locals alike will be face to face with these bears as they feed in the ...
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