Kenai Black Bear

Black Bear along Skilak Lake sniffs the air.

Unwilling to Share

A huge coastal brown bear seems unlikely to share his last scrap of salmon.

Broken Jaw

A very large male coastal brown bear with a broken lower jaw was in a very bad mood. As he came up river, all the bears quickly moved out of the river as did I. Douglas River, Katmai National Park, Sept 2018.

Watching from the Bluff

Sow and her cubs watch the river from the bluff as the boar with a broken jaw moves up the river.

Keeping Safe

The Sow and cubs stand in the rain and avoid a large boar with a broken jaw.

Bear Tracks

Bear tracks along the bank of the Douglas River, Katmai, Alaska.

KIssing Cubs

Cubs huddling with mother bear after fishing in the cold river and rain.

Curious Bear

Coastal brown bear approaches out of curiousity (Katmai National Park).

Bear Family Huddle

Coastal Brown Bear family rests huddled together for warmth after fishing in the cold rain.

Bear Family Huddle

Coastal Brown Bear and cubs rest huddled together for warmth after fishing in the cold rain, Douglas River, Katmai National Park, Sept 2018.

Huddling for Warmth

Coastal Brown Bear family rests huddled together for warmth after fishing in the cold rain.

Roaring

Fifteen minutes earlier the much larger male coastal brown bear had stolen a salmon from the female. When he approached her fishing territory a second time, she charged him roaring. He roared back but finally submitted and turned away. Douglas RIver, Katmai National Park, October 2018.