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Cub In The Grass
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Here is a grizzly bear ‘Cub of the Year’ born around January time last year on the northern BC coast. This shot was taken in the spring and I just managed to spot him as we went by in a small zodiac inflatable searching along the shoreline of the Khutzeymateen Inlet. Mom was asleep on a log until she heard us approach and at first we did not know she had a cub with her until his little head popped up from amongst the sedge. Although I was still quite a distance from the cub when I took this shot, it gives the feeling of lying amongst the grass with him as he feeds. More images from this special area can be seen in the Khutzeymateen gallery.
Extra! Extra!
Today’s shot features the spectacular Khutzeymateen Valley and I thought I would use it to give you some news updates too.
I’ve finally managed to finish the Khutzeymateen gallery page, this includes information about this wonderful area, right here on the BC coast along with a number of shots taken in the spring of 2012.
The 2012 newsletter is also now completed and this can be found under the ‘In Print’ tab and newsletters. This is full of updates of my encounters and activities throughout 2012 and a few hints for 2013 plans too.
I’ve also received confirmation recently of a private boat charter for June on which I will be able to take 10 people with me to photograph grizzly bears in Knight Inlet. The full announcement should be on the site within the next 72 hours, so please watch out for the new tab at the head of the page ‘Photo Tours’.
Old Lumpy
This is an adult male grizzly bear that I photographed back in the spring in the Khutzeymateen – Canada’s only grizzly bear sanctuary, high on the northern BC coast. It was early evening and he was busy enjoying his supper in the pouring rain but took a moment to check on our intentions as we passed by in our small boat. A Khutzeymateen gallery is planned for early in the New Year, so stay tuned to see more from this superb place.
Grizzly Family – On Alert
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This is a shot from the Khutzeymateen on the BC coast taken earlier this year and shows a mother grizzly bear with her two young charges ‘on alert’ as she has got wind of a large male grizzly in the area. From when she first went on alert to when the male came in to view a good five minutes passed, by which time she had removed her cubs to safety. What I really like about this shot is the little sneak look the middle bear has at me as I take the shot. See also ‘Queen of the Khutz’. Enjoy!
Queen of the Khutz
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This momma grizzly bear I always thought of as the Queen of the Khutzeymateen, on the northern BC coast, when I visited earlier this year. She was the mother of the two yearling cubs (see Khutz cub) that had done an excellent job in raising them and she always stood proud and alert to everything that was going on around her. She did not flee on our arrival, but the smell of the large male bear – that took a good 5 minutes to arrive on the scene – quickly had her senses alert and she sent the cubs in to hiding up a tree in the bush.
Khutz Cub
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Another shot from my recent trip to the Khutzeymateen Bear Sanctuary here on the BC coast. I saw this yearling grizzly bear cub with it’s sibling and mother on a number of occasions throughout my short visit, but the last time I saw the cubs, their mother was taking them in to the bush for safety at the approach of a large male bear that was stomping around and heading in their general direction. Although I didn’t see them again, I did hear later they were ok after the visit of the male bear to their patch of the estuary.
Blond Reflection
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In the Khutzeymateen, a sub-adult ‘blond’ female grizzly bear – mirrored on the high tide – looks up from her breakfast of sedge as we pass by in our small boat. At this time of year, bears can eat in the region of 45kg of sedge, grasses and other roots per day. On the east side of the estuary behind her, remains of winter in the form of ice slides down the mountainside are still clearly visible.
Swimming Grizzly
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I’m just back from a trip to the Khutzeymateen Provincial Park, inland along the Portland Canal on the northern BC coast. It is Canada’s only wild grizzly bear conservancy and what a superb place it is. Preserved for the bears first, (what a refreshing change!) and people second. Very few operators and only around 200 visitors per year are allowed in to the sanctuary which takes in the large Khutzeymateen river estuary. Whilst watching this young grizzly bear on the side of the river from a boat, he decided the grass was greener on the other side so decided to swim across. Set on his route nothing was going to stop him, so we had a choice; get out of his path or he’d just climb over us to get to the opposite river bank. No malice, no aggression, he just wanted to swim by.
I’ll be posting more from my trip to the Khutz as I get them processed over the next few weeks. Enjoy!
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