Bellying up to the Watering Hole

Posted by Tim Grams on Wed Feb 16, 2005 9:55 am

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This brown bear dug a cavity in the river bank at Katmai NP, AK to use as a sleeping spot. It was situated such that other bears couldn't stumble upon our sleeping beauty. Running water was an added bonus.

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by Dennis Olivero on Wed Feb 16, 2005 10:59 am

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A unique bear shot Tim.. I like the very low angle here, looking across the water. Sharp as a tack.. Thanks

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by DC on Wed Feb 16, 2005 11:13 am

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Hey an en-suite

Clever bear.

Great shot Tim.

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by Carol Clarke on Wed Feb 16, 2005 11:21 am

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Trust you to come up with yet another unique take on the Bear shot Tim!! Wonderful image!!

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by Dick Ginkowski on Wed Feb 16, 2005 12:33 pm

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Belly up to the bar boys!
Nice shot.

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by Pete Zwiers on Wed Feb 16, 2005 12:46 pm

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Wonderfully unique shot!

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by Rich S on Wed Feb 16, 2005 6:06 pm

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Amusing pose and behavior well captured. Any chance you got one with the same pose and the bear looking your way?

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by NDCheryl on Wed Feb 16, 2005 8:27 pm

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Very cool and unique shot. I like this a lot.

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by Tim Grams on Wed Feb 16, 2005 11:45 pm

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As always, thanks for the comments.

Rich- the sideward glance with him low to the water is as good as I have. I certainly wish he (she?) had been looking more directly at me. But I really like the sly sideward glance in this shot. I do have other shots of him sitting, sleeping and standing in his cavity, both looking at me and in other directions.

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by john on Thu Feb 17, 2005 1:19 am

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Very different shot of a bear! Great image. The background colors are complimentary...a bonus!

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by moose henderson on Thu Feb 17, 2005 12:56 pm