A week ago, Doug Thorburn sent me some pictures of another grizzly bear he encountered in his wanderings in the mountains south of Nelson. There were many fine shots out of which I chose two. Alas, I did not get around to posting them until today.
This side view reveals five distinguishing characteristics of a grizzly bear: prominent shoulder hump, concave face profile, small rounded ears, long claws on the front feet, and legs that are frequently darker than the body.
Ok, slowly backing away.
Doug Thorburn’s images are used with permission.
Fantastic photos Doug!
I believe that this is one of the three young bears that I was able to photograph a few weeks ago in the same area. This bear seems to be enjoying the roadside grasses and clover that is planted for erosion control along logging roads. I haven’t seen his two siblings for some time, and hope they haven’t been lured into the (short) life of a garbage bear.
As always wonderful pictures