Having guided people to BC more than 40 times, we see Black Bears pretty every trip on Vancouver Island, had loads of females with cubs on a slow drift down the Nitinat river, beautiful creatures and because we were slowly drifting by only stopping for a few pictures, they were unconcerned and only 20ft away.
Thanks Gordon.
thanks Gordon, I was quite pleased considering the circumstances,it is a nice shot wallyboy, and considering it was taken behind glass, I have had a few Black Bears look at me like that, while pretty close....... not the most fun I've ever had.
Gordon.
it is a nice shot wallyboy, and considering it was taken behind glass, I have had a few Black Bears look at me like that, while pretty close....... not the most fun I've ever had.
Gordon.
Hi Wallyboy,
I do a few trips around BC and as soon as my Osprey photography season is done I am off for 5 or 6 weeks to the Okanagan valley, Vancouver and Vancouver Island, not a wild bear but a friend from the Aviemore area who has been in Alberta for 20 yrs or more and trains animals for the film industry and his Wolves are in Game of Thrones, have a look at his Kodiak bear, will give you a laugh, his company is instinct animals for film, so I am also looking forward to interacting with the Timber Wolves in the big forest area he has fenced off.
View: https://youtu.be/ZAJx_Apoz_g
Thanks Gordon.
We're off to BC in a couple of weeks. Vancouver, Whistler, Victoria, Campbell River & Tofino. I'm really hoping for bears, whales & eagles, anything else is a bonus...
the shot was taken on coach, so was safe as can be.Hats off to you for capturing a wild image. I know I have enough to think about capturing wild images of hare, badger and fox over here. Not sure how much of this I would remember if you throw in having to factor your personal safety!
Scott