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Green and Khutze Inlets

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Grizzly bear feasting on sedge grass <br /> <br /> Khutze Inlet, Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia<br /> <br /> Some of you may have been wondering where are the great bears in the Great Bear Rainforest. Well they are there all right. This photo is of a 3 year old cub. The cubs are abandoned to fend for themselves after their 3rd winter so their mothers can breed again. After their long winter hibernation, all of the bears find their way down to the protein-rich beds of sedge grass in the river estuaries at the heads of inlets such as Khutze Inlet. This is their main source of nutrition until the berry crops ripen and the salmon find their way back to the rivers. Check out the large sizes to see the details, including the cropped grass.<br /> <br /> Update: I took all of the bear shots from a zodiac from around 50 ft away, using the water channels that run through the sedge grass meadows at high tide. It felt quite safe.<br /> <br /> Other photos of the bears, at different distances to show them in their natural environment, can be seen here: <a href="http://goo.gl/HT9PcK">http://goo.gl/HT9PcK</a>
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Grizzly bear feasting on sedge grass

Khutze Inlet, Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia

Some of you may have been wondering where are the great bears in the Great Bear Rainforest. Well they are there all right. This photo is of a 3 year old cub. The cubs are abandoned to fend for themselves after their 3rd winter so their mothers can breed again. After their long winter hibernation, all of the bears find their way down to the protein-rich beds of sedge grass in the river estuaries at the heads of inlets such as Khutze Inlet. This is their main source of nutrition until the berry crops ripen and the salmon find their way back to the rivers. Check out the large sizes to see the details, including the cropped grass.

Update: I took all of the bear shots from a zodiac from around 50 ft away, using the water channels that run through the sedge grass meadows at high tide. It felt quite safe.

Other photos of the bears, at different distances to show them in their natural environment, can be seen here: http://goo.gl/HT9PcK

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  • Three year old grizzly cub moving across sedge grass meadow, Khutze Inlet, mid-coastal British Columbia
  • Young grizzly eating sedge grass in the rain, Khutze Inlet, mid-coastal British Columbia
  • Young grizzly bear in a light rain eating sedge grass on the shores of the Khutze River, Khutze Inlet, Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia
  • Young grizzly bear in a light rain eating sedge grass, Khutze River, Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia
  • Young grizzly standing in cropped sedge grass in the spring, Khutze Inlet, mid-coastal British Columbia
  • Young grizzly with a mouthful of sedge grass, Khutze River, Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia
  • Grizzly bear feasting on sedge grass <br /> <br /> Khutze Inlet, Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia<br /> <br /> Some of you may have been wondering where are the great bears in the Great Bear Rainforest. Well they are there all right. This photo is of a 3 year old cub. The cubs are abandoned to fend for themselves after their 3rd winter so their mothers can breed again. After their long winter hibernation, all of the bears find their way down to the protein-rich beds of sedge grass in the river estuaries at the heads of inlets such as Khutze Inlet. This is their main source of nutrition until the berry crops ripen and the salmon find their way back to the rivers. Check out the large sizes to see the details, including the cropped grass.<br /> <br /> Update: I took all of the bear shots from a zodiac from around 50 ft away, using the water channels that run through the sedge grass meadows at high tide. It felt quite safe.<br /> <br /> Other photos of the bears, at different distances to show them in their natural environment, can be seen here: <a href="http://goo.gl/HT9PcK">http://goo.gl/HT9PcK</a>
  • Three year old cub feeding on sedge grass, Khutze River, Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia
  • Young grizzly bear eating sedge grass in a light rain, Khutze River, Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia
  • Young grizzly eating sedge grass in drizzling rain,Khutze River, Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia
  • Grizzly cub and buttercups, Khutze River, Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia
  • Grizzly cub at the edge of the forest, Khutze River, Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia
  • Adult grizzly feeding on sedge grass along the Khutze River, Khutze Inlet, British Columbia
  • Just how much of this grass do I have to eat before I start to bulk up! (His expression is best seen at large sizes)<br /> <br /> Young grizzly feasting on protein-rich sedge grass in the spring, Khutze Inlet, mid-coastal British Columbia<br /> <br /> I've posted the rest of the grizzly photos today. You can see them exhibiting different behaviours here: <a href="http://goo.gl/rF0IFa">http://goo.gl/rF0IFa</a>
  • Three year old grizzly cub with a mouthful of sedge grass, Khutze Inlet, mid-coastal British Columbia
  • Young grizzly feeding in the sedge grass, Khutze Inlet, mid-coastal British Columbia
  • Young grizzly heading back into the woods, Khutze Inlet, mid-coastal British Columbia
  • Wild lupines and mountains<br /> <br /> Lupinus perennis, Khutze Inlet, British Columbia
  • Spring wildflowers with Indian paintbrush, Khutze Inlet, British Columbia
  • Spring wildflowers with chocolate lillies and buttercups, Khutze Inlet, British Columbia
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