No ‘Musseling’ In
Here we see a shot from the Khutzeymateen of a young, recently weaned, grizzly bear giving us the eye incase we were thinking of making a move on the mussels…
Battered and Bruised
Take a close look at this big guy - he’s looking a bit battered and bruised, with a few scars and scratches. Nevertheless, regardless of his looks, he was fine…
Missing Mum
One of the most heart wrenching encounters with grizzly bears is when you come across young cubs that have recently been weaned by their moms. They always look so fed-up,…
Out For A Stroll
Here we see a grizzly bear looking like he's out for a stroll on a BC river system although he does appear a little surprised to see someone standing on…
Playing on the Logjam
Here’s a very ‘wet’ looking shot of a family of grizzly bears out on a rainy day on a BC river system. Whilst the three cubs are enjoying investigating and…
A Real Treat
Here was a little surprise from my visit to the Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary back in June. This little cub of the year (coy) popped his head up from amongst…
Reacher Watching
Here we see a large male grizzly bear watching us very closely after hesitantly emerging from the forest to follow an in season female that we know very well -…
Shoulder Deep in Sedge
Early in 2024 I published a post called ‘Portrait of a Prince’ which featured this guy and told in part the story of the markings on his head. Here we…
Pink Salmon with…
...grizzly bear in tow! This is a follow on to the post ‘Ready for Bed’ from a few years ago and as you can see, this unfortunate fish had been…
Gorgeous
Excuse the title, but that was the first word that came to mind when I opened up this shot of a female grizzly bear that I soon came to recognise.…
Friday Flashback – Salmon Supper
Today’s Friday Flashback is from 6th October 2017 and is entitled ‘Salmon Supper’. Without a doubt this is one of my favourite ‘September’ shots from back in 2017. I can…
Friday Flashback – Are You Coming?
Today's Friday Flashback is from 18th September 2017 and is entitled 'Are You Coming?' By this time of year, this large bear will hopefully be tucking into the salmon run…
Friday Flashback – Yoga Bear
Today's Friday Flashback is from 28th August 2017 and is entitled 'Yoga Bear'. Not only is this female grizzly bear, known as Star, a long time favourite because I was…
Friday Flashback – Fighting Grizzlies
Today's Friday Flashback is from 24th July 2017 and is entitled 'Fighting Grizzlies'. I'm still working on this year's 'Khutz' pictures, but unfortunately we did not get to see any…
Good To See You Again – Big Momma
Whilst on my recent trip back to the Khutzeymateen in BC, as well as a few new bears, I also had hopes of seeing one or two of the old…