Bears

[coyote101]

I was able to get pretty close to some bears while in Alaska and got these pictures:















They were taken at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center in Girdwood, Alaska.

Pat

[Okanagan]

Terrific grizzly photos!

[Hawks Feather]

Really great images of the bears and much closer that I would have felt comfortable being.

Jerry

[FinsnFur]

Awesome pics But...how did you pull that off?

[coyote101]

Awesome pics But...how did you pull that off?

Jim,

The bears really were very close, but they were behind a fence. I was able to get the camera close enough to the fence that the wire isn't visible, or I was able to crop it out. A couple of the shots were taken from an elevated walkway.

That big brown bear was a thousand pounds.


Pat

[HaMeR]

Same way I'da took em too!! From BEHIND that fence!! 

Nice pics Pat. Those are some mighty fine looking bears.   

[Todd Rahm]

We hit that place a couple times a year Pat. It's actually really cool. They take in all kinds of orphaned animals each year. Some they hold on to, some find homes at Zoos all over the world.

[FinsnFur]

That woulda been pretty cool. I hope it was a good fence

[coyote101]

I hope it was a good fence

Pat

[Hawks Feather]

Yea, nothing like a 4 inch cow fence and an electric wire to stop a charging bear.  I am just guessing that they know that they have it pretty good there and don't want to bite the hand that feeds them.   

Jerrty

[FinsnFur]

Good god lol [emoji102]

[MI VHNTR]

Gee, they look so furry and cuddly. Great pictures.