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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Eye Level Brown Bear

I thought he was walking down MY side of the creek. But as it turned out I was sitting on HIS side of the creek.

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Nov 23, 2023 at 12:08 AM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Eye Level Brown Bear

What a shot Dan, brings into focus the size of these guys. Seems to me that any side of the creek he wants is his side. Terrific shot.

Nov 23, 2023 at 12:52 AM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Eye Level Brown Bear

Super photo Dan. I love your discussion of land ownership.

Morris

Nov 23, 2023 at 09:24 AM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Eye Level Brown Bear

Great moment Dan! Yeah, get outa my way, coming through is what I am seeing. I don't know bears all that well, but I get the impression of a very healthy middle-aged bear with some gray starting in the snout that knows he's a bad ass.

Nov 23, 2023 at 10:47 AM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Eye Level Brown Bear

Dan,
Great Shot and well done

Chris S.

Nov 23, 2023 at 11:57 AM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Eye Level Brown Bear

Great shot....He can have whatever side he wants.

Joel

Nov 23, 2023 at 12:54 PM

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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Eye Level Brown Bear

Great shot Dan, and you are correct what ever side it's on is his side. Nice clean background. Click and time to go.

Dave

Nov 23, 2023 at 01:03 PM

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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Eye Level Brown Bear

Nicely done Dan, love the head on look and the amber eyes.

John

Nov 23, 2023 at 01:05 PM

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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Eye Level Brown Bear

louie champan wrote:
What a shot Dan, brings into focus the size of these guys. Seems to me that any side of the creek he wants is his side. Terrific shot.
Thanks, Louie. Yeah no one was arguing over fishing rights.
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morris wrote:
Super photo Dan. I love your discussion of land ownership.

Morris
Thanks, Morris. Brief but accurate description of the situation

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Erictator wrote:
Great moment Dan! Yeah, get outa my way, coming through is what I am seeing. I don't know bears all that well, but I get the impression of a very healthy middle-aged bear with some gray starting in the snout that knows he's a bad ass.

This is actually a sub-adult probably four to six year old and 500-600lbs. You can tell he's not yet competing for breeding rights by his lack of scars around his head/neck. He still needs to pack on a few hundred pounds to impress the ladies.
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csinseattle wrote:
Dan,
Great Shot and well done

Chris S.
Thanks for commenting, Chris.

Nov 23, 2023 at 03:27 PM

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J. Pow wrote:
Great shot....He can have whatever side he wants.

Joel

I go by the common sense version of rules of the road. Tonnage has the right of way.
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Dave_E wrote:
Great shot Dan, and you are correct what ever side it's on is his side. Nice clean background. Click and time to go.

Dave
Thanks, Dave. Yes it was a good though limited opportunity for a shot with nothing but the bay in the distant BG. Though a minute later another bear walked behind him in the distance and messed things up.
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johnohio wrote:
Nicely done Dan, love the head on look and the amber eyes.

John

Thanks, John. This guy did have nice brown eyes but in the name of full disclosure I did lift the shadows on them a bit in post. There eyes are notoriously dark.

Nov 23, 2023 at 03:33 PM

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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · Eye Level Brown Bear

Well, you're here to tell the tale. So, it wasn't bad. It turned out very good, Dan.
Rex

Nov 23, 2023 at 04:07 PM

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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · Eye Level Brown Bear

Outstanding image, I want to be your neighbor.

rand

Nov 24, 2023 at 09:12 AM

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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · Eye Level Brown Bear

Great shot. Looks like he owns the creek too!

Nov 24, 2023 at 10:57 AM

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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · Eye Level Brown Bear

Hey I think I know this guy. After thousands of images from Halo Bay, Brooks Falls, and Kinak Bay it is just possible. I have had many close encounters with brown bears but have never felt threatened by one . They do always get the right of way. Great image that gets your attention.
Bruce

Nov 24, 2023 at 12:43 PM

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surgemaster wrote:
Well, you're here to tell the tale. So, it wasn't bad. It turned out very good, Dan.
Rex
Thanks, Rex.
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rand1951 wrote:
Outstanding image, I want to be your neighbor.

rand
Appreciate the comment. Hey, Alaska is just a plane ride away

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Jim Dockery wrote:
Great shot. Looks like he owns the creek too!
At least until a bigger bear comes along.
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B Benson wrote:
Hey I think I know this guy. After thousands of images from Halo Bay, Brooks Falls, and Kinak Bay it is just possible. I have had many close encounters with brown bears but have never felt threatened by one . They do always get the right of way. Great image that gets your attention.
Bruce
Thanks for commenting, Bruce.

I've never felt overtly threatened. Had a few standoffs with sub-adults testing the waters. But the most dicey situations have been when I've been in the wrong spot when there was conflict between animals. There were so many bears on this last trip that happened several times. Nearly got run over by bears more than once when they were running from another one and not watching where they were going.

Nov 27, 2023 at 05:12 PM


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