In the Flowers

Grizzly cub. Canon 7d2, 500mm, tripod, cropped, 1/1600 @ f5.6, ISO 400

During the summer a few years back I wanted to get up into the mountains and photograph the wildflowers. Momma grizzly and her cub were up there too but for a different plant. When the clover is grown, it is a preferred food of wildlife as it is high in protein and mom was teaching her cub to find it and eat it. This photograph was taken from the side of the road with a small group of people and with a long telephoto lens. While a lot of grizzly, or brown, bear images are taken in various Alaska national parks away from the roads, those are typically under highly controlled situations. It certainly isn’t wise to hike away from the roads or to get close near the roads as bears can be highly unpredictable.

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