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Black bear Mom and cubs

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OMG - I was chuckling out loud more and more with each image. Thanks for sharing your wonderful images.

Jul 12, 2023 at 08:05 AM

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George Welch wrote:
John,

You broke the cuteness meter with this fantastic set.

Cheers

George

Thank you George.

John

Jul 12, 2023 at 01:25 PM

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morris wrote:
Super work John. The ones with the cubs interacting with the adult are incredibly cute

Morris

Thanks Morris ! I tried to capture the emotion in their faces ,the looks between them and they way they looked at me. one of my favorites is the one where all three cubs are with mom, and one is looking at moms face for reassurance ( # 7 ). I had heard they would ride on her back but had never seen it until that time.

Thank you

John

Jul 12, 2023 at 07:43 PM

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p.2 #4 · p.2 #4 · Black bear Mom and cubs

John - incredible set here! All a joy to view due to the details and emotions/behaviors captured! Hard to pick a fave...but really digging #8!

Jul 12, 2023 at 07:45 PM

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p.2 #5 · p.2 #5 · Black bear Mom and cubs

Love these, John! In addition to being beautiful portraits, you captured such intimacy between the cubs and Mom in many of these pictures.

They are pure joy to see.

TFS

Kim

Jul 13, 2023 at 05:54 AM

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Karl Witt wrote:
Interesting post of bears John. Much more about emotion and interaction than wildness and environment. These all have an up close and personal feel to them, very well captured. Eyes! Oh my gosh those little ones with their eyes is really attractive, hard to beat all you captured in #8 with the cubs and mama bear

#1 is great, #6 is unique, #7 all in your timing and 8 is simply adorable and perhaps my favorite!

Super sweet set

Karl

Thank you Karl

John

Jul 13, 2023 at 12:46 PM

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elvin3247 wrote:
Love the last shot here!

Thanks for looking and commenting.

John

Jul 13, 2023 at 06:46 PM

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G.E. Smith wrote:
Triplets !!!! How awesome is that. Great job John, love every one of these images. Cubs are so much fun. You nailed these, fantastic set

YGMY !

Greg

Thanks Greg. Like you , I love to photograph the bears and this family was pure joy to spend some time with. I shot them one afternoon near the stream in the last picture. When I first saw them mom was laying with her head against the tree ( # 1) and her cubs were near her. After a few minutes she turned her back to me between the two trees and her cubs were trying to go around her or over her back to see who was on the other side of the stream ( me ). She was a beautiful young mom and her cubs were very affectionate with her. I kept my distanced tried to give them enough space to keep them calm and me safe. Anytime I felt they were even slightly stressed I would move further away from them and just watch. All of these shots are huge crops from the long end of my lens ( 100-500 ).

John

Jul 14, 2023 at 06:27 AM

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soupy wrote:
OMG All those eyes!!! Gorgeous stuff.

Sue

Many Thanks Sue ! Very much appreciated !!

John

Jul 14, 2023 at 03:03 PM

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AZHeaven wrote:
Voted! What a beautiful set!

I've been in the mountains here in AZ looking for black bears. I see evidence of them, I'm in their territory for sure but have yet to see any. The evidence I have seen is bark scraped off Ponderosa Pine trees. Apparently licking the sap. I can clearly see the claw marks. And yes, after what happend a month ago here in my area of AZ, I'm very careful and aware of my surroundings.

Hi Jeff, Thanks for looking and commenting. A heartfelt thanks for your vote ! Sorry to hear about what happened. I wish you luck and safe return. Can't wait to see some of your shots

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John

Jul 14, 2023 at 10:24 PM

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bs kite wrote:
Wow! These stir emotions in me like no others. They trusted you didn't they?

Robert I'm so glad you liked these. I was hoping to capture the emotion between mom and siblings in my shots. Yes I think they did trust me somewhat, I tried to be sensitive of their actions caused by my presence ( even at a distance ).

John

Jul 15, 2023 at 03:58 AM

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dclark wrote:
Excellent set of images!
Those cubs pinned my cute meter.
You captured a lot of beautiful interactions.

Dave

Thank you Dave, Always appreciate you looking and leaving comments. Grateful !!

John

Jul 15, 2023 at 02:52 PM

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p.2 #13 · p.2 #13 · Black bear Mom and cubs

fantastic images

Jul 15, 2023 at 03:16 PM

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p.2 #14 · p.2 #14 · Black bear Mom and cubs

Very remarkable images, John. Well done!

Jul 15, 2023 at 04:47 PM

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Dave_E wrote:
What a super nice set of images john. The little guys are cute as can be. Nicely done.

Dave

Thank you Dave.

John

Jul 16, 2023 at 06:54 PM

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Imagemaster wrote:
Awesome set. Too bad we are destroying their environment and they are being forced to become scavengers in our suburbs.

Tony

Thanks Tony. Thanks for looking and commenting .

John

Jul 18, 2023 at 03:51 PM

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volhoosier wrote:
awesome set of pictures. really inspire me to get out and take more pictures. the expressions of the cubs are really interesting. thanks for sharing. i am really glad you didn't get too close to mama and her cubs, that could have resulted in some really scary things happening.

Thank you. I appreciate you comments.

John

Jul 18, 2023 at 03:55 PM

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Pius Sullivan wrote:
Some amazing photo's John hard to pick a favorite.

Voted.

Pius

Thank you very much for you comments. A huge thanks for your vote !

John

Jul 18, 2023 at 03:57 PM

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RKnecht wrote:
Wonderful set. You captured some great moments. Well done

Glad you liked them Rich, Thanks for looking and taking time to leave comments.

John

Jul 18, 2023 at 04:00 PM

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Gorgeous shots here John! Looks like you had them to yourself. So cute!

Dave

Jul 19, 2023 at 11:19 AM

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