Animals in Our Yard: bears

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Friday, June 25, 2021

Wednesday, May 19, 2021

Fighting! But we're all still friends.

It's amazing that every one of these fights ended with the animals simply stopping and continuing to hang out or eat. So maybe "playing" would be a better word than "fighting".

Sunday, May 9, 2021

Saturday, October 10, 2020

This is a very condensed time-lapse vid of 3 different visits all on the same day by a group of bears. Lots of playing and wrestling. What you can't tell from this vid (but we can from others) is that it's not the same bears each time. There is a huge Mama Bear during the first and third visit that isn't part of the second visit. But I can't tell if the younger bear from the first is one of the bears during the other visits. Also, during the last visit, there are actually 3 bears together. So, these visits represent somewhere between 3 and 7 bears.

If you catch it, that's me on the court at 2pm - just 10 mins before the bears' second visit.

Wednesday, October 7, 2020

Bear Spa Day

This mom and older cub share a serene moment during an ursine spa day. Nice that there are enough tubs to go around. It also seems like the sun is bouncing off a spider web in front of the camera creating that ray effect. Cool.

Monday, October 5, 2020

Why We Can't Have Nice Things in the Yard!

Super Bear Mash-Up. Lots of fun is had spilling water and flipping our kiddie pools. This is why we have to buy several pools each year from our local hardware store. There is a longer version of this video with more shenanigans coming soon.

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Saturday, September 5, 2020

Skull of Destiny

Near our hoops court is an aging elk skull that is equal parts haunting and beautiful (especially with all the moss and leaves on it). Many animals visit the skull - these are just some of them in the last two months (shown chronologically). You'll see bears, raccoons, deer, bobcats, elk and coyotes. Several of the elk chew on the bones and many of the animals react to the skull. You'll even see a three-legged coyote - who made me sad when I first saw her, but now inspires me because she does so well and gets around as easy as the rest of her pack. Notice that most of the clips are from the night time. Maybe that's because that's when they feel the elk spirit the strongest!

Saturday, August 29, 2020

Bear-a-palooza

Several bears visited and played in the pond over a two day period a couple of days ago. There were 5 different visits in all. From what I can tell, three of the visits were two bears and two visits had three bears. Here is a compilation of clips from their good times.

Friday, May 22, 2020

No Goldilocks

This is one of only a handful of times that three bears are seen at the same time on a video. It seems like the two on the logs are about to throw down when the third comes running in to take their attention. The third one also seems to be a teenager as she is smaller and quicker than the other two.

Thursday, May 7, 2020

Most Bear Fun Ever at 5x Speed!

This bear had the time of her life playing with the kiddie pool and the balls on the basketball court. She stayed and played for about 20 mins. This is one 4 min segment that I sped up to 5x speed so you can watch it in about 50 seconds. Luckily, the software kept the audio when I sped up the video, because the sound is hilarious, too.

Monday, May 4, 2020

Because Monday Should Now Be Baby Bear Day

I mean... Come on.

Thursday, April 30, 2020

Bear Shows How to Relax

Stressed? Anxious? Worried? Need some help? This bear shows that a bath can be a great way to chill out!

Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Bear Selfie

This bear decided she wanted to be the director of her own film. That's one of our trail cameras that is tied to a cut log that she's carrying around. You should see the videos from that camera!!!

Saturday, August 10, 2019

Bear vs Trough

If you thought it was only the blue wading pools that the bear tried to destroy - you were mistaken. Here, the bear tries to obliterate the black trough - stopping in between to play with a couple of balls. There's a moment when she even tries to tightrope walk on the edges of the trough...

Tuesday, August 6, 2019

More Bear Wackiness

Get out of the way! Fun is being had.

Another Pool Bites It!

This bear had a ton of fun for quite a while, playing with the balls and in the water. She was determined to destroy the pool (and was successful). There are many more videos of her playful time forthcoming. BTW, I'm doubtful that it was 108 degrees - I don't measuring think the temp is this camera's forte.

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Long Time No Pics

Been lazy, but it's time to start updating, so here are some new, random pics...

Friday, September 27, 2013

You Guess What It Is...

Wendy and I think it's a bear, but we're not totally sure. Could be a weird, giant raccoon, some new species of dog or even a black, hairy chupacabra. It's also strange that it is not on any of the other cameras that are very nearby that spot... If you pause it at (or back it up to) the very first frame (not the thumbnail it shows when it displays the "play" icon) you can see his/her ears.