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I normally don’t post failures to my blog — there are just too many of them. And who wants to see a blurry picture where a coyote, say, has just left the frame?\u00a0<\/p>\n
However, this posting is about a failure. I am just not sure what is the source of the failure.<\/p>\n
For some time, I have been monitoring the likely den of a black bear. In the absence of waders, it is inaccessible and for the most part hidden behind overhanging brush. The black cavity in a bank is only partially visible from one small spot. Repeatedly I have tried to get a picture deep into the stygian interior, but have been bedevilled by uncertain focus and poor lighting. Success came after many attempts.<\/p>\n
The den is empty — or, at least, it appears to be so. There might be bears in a tunnel around a corner where I cannot see them. On the other hand, Alaskan hunters who look for bears in their dens claim that only a small percentage of the dens are ever occupied, so this one might well be vacant.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Did local bears choose a different den this winter, or did I fail to see occupants around a tortuous bend in the cavity? I don’t know?<\/p>\n
Icicles and roots hang from the roof in this view deep into what is likely the den of a black bear.
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I normally don’t post failures to my blog — there are just too many of them. And who wants to see a blurry picture where a coyote, say, has just left the frame?\u00a0 However, this posting is about a … Continue reading