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Taking the plunge?

Mother bear and yearling cub trying to decide if it is safe to swim across the estuary to get to the sedge grass meadows. The mother's nervousness about the dangers of meeting a large male there (who may kill an unrelated cub) transfers to the cub, Khutzeymateen, BC.

grizzly bearsmotheryearling cubnervousstanding in waterestuarydeadfallsrocksKhutzeymateen Grizzly Bear SanctuaryBritish Columbia

  • Taking the plunge?
  • Sticking close to mom
  • Checking for danger
  • Protecting her cub
  • Sedge grass feast
  • Protecting her cub
  • Having a good feed
  • Startled grizzly
  • Colourful rock face on the shorline of Khutzeymateen Inlet, BC
  • Time to go
  • Yearling grizzly cub feeding in the spring sedge grass, Khutzeymateen estuary, BC
  • Alert grizzly mother keeping an eye out for danger while feeding in the spring sedge grasses, Khutezymateen estuary, BC
  • Female grizzly shoving sedge grass into her mouth with her big clawy, Khutzeymateen estuary, BC
  • Runing out of meadow, grizzly cub in sdege grass on a rising tide, Khutzeymateen, BC
  • Heading home
  • All's well that ends well
  • Great bear country
  • Bear country, north temperate rainforest, Khutzeymateen inlet, BC
  • Mother grizzly and cub swimming and splashing in the Khutzeymateen estuary at high tide, BC
  • Close-up of a large grizzly bear feeding in a sedge grass meadow, Khutzeymateen estuary, BC
  • Terry Allen

    on July 31, 2019

    Many thanks for the nice comments, God's Child, Frank, Rick, Gene, Kevin, Donna, Janet, Bill, Loyd, Judith, Byron, Judy, Elizabeth, Linda, Wayne, John, Gene and Birds-Wildlife!

  • BIRDS-WILDLIFE-AUSTRALIA

    on July 31, 2019

    Superb wildlife image and the accompanying text !! No room for a mistake in such a situation....

  • Gene Hyder

    on July 30, 2019

    Super shot.

  • John (300m)

    on July 28, 2019

    very lovely shot Terry! Great character of the bears enjoying the water in the river

  • Wayne Wendel

    on July 28, 2019

    I didn't know bears were into synchronized swimming, great shot.

  • Lgood

    on July 27, 2019

    This is great. Love that they are both watching in the same direction! Outstanding!

  • arctangent

    on July 27, 2019

    I hope this story has a happy ending!

  • fotoeffects

    on July 27, 2019

    Fabulous hairy details, Terry! Interesting how both are focused on exactly the same thing!

  • Byron Fair Photography

    on July 27, 2019

    Great shot.

  • Judith Sparhawk

    on July 27, 2019

    They really look "on alert" in this shot as they take the plunge.

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