Two bears

I confess that in the winter I miss the bears.

So, when spring comes, I welcome them back. Thus it was fun last Saturday to watch a black bear grazing in a field. About the same time, my friend, Doug Thorburn, watched a grizzly in the woods just south of Nelson.

Now it must be noted that Nelson has had a bit of a flap over grizzlies of late. For example, see this story in the Nelson Star. Further, Doug noted that the bear he saw grazing on clover beside the Selous creek road, “had a collar on, as well as two yellow tags in its ears.” So, he was, as the police sometimes say: known.

My black bear south of Nelson, just doing his grazing thing.

Doug’s grizzly, clearly wondering if it is safe to reenter the City.

Picture used with permission.