I continue to be disappointed with the quality of the pictures from my IR camera (by comparison to a visual light camera) since I first posted a shot of a black–bear cub and offered comments on September 28. But, it does pick up bears on the trail (not to mention a few house cats).
About a week ago, the cub came back with its mother, and then last night a solitary adult (probably a male) wandered by. I have now watched various animals at night and day—coyotes, skunks, black bears, grizzlies—and it is becoming clear to me that when these animals do not know they are being watched, they spend a great deal of time with their noises to the ground rooting.
The Kootenay-Lake Website offers a discussion and more pictures of local black bears.
