Bear viewing coastal brown bears can be very intense at times. This sow and her 3 COY (Cub Of Year, or cubs born this year) came from about 100 yards away from us and slowly foraged their way over to where we were sitting. She and the cubs showed no signs of aggression or intolerance so we let them get closer and closer. Got to the point where I wasn’t comfortable standing up and moving away since she was a mere 2 meters from us, and we politely talked to her into moving away just a smidge.

Often times females will bring their cubs over towards humans to act as a babysitter or human shield to protect them from male bears. They know that males tend to stay clear from humans and will hang out near humans to help them relax when boars are around.

Anytime you get these close encounters it rattles you. So much emotion and primal instinct screaming at you to get out of there. But understanding the bears behavior and reading its emotions and actions allows you to read what sort of situation that bear is bringing.


#bears #katmai #brownbears #cubs #beachview #wildlifephotography #alaska #nature #wildalaska #animals #lovemyjob

Took the RF 100-400 lens with me yesterday in case I had a chance to shoot some birds (it is light enough that it's an easy decision to bring it). Got plenty of seagull shots from the beach in the afternoon while the band kids played on the rides.

#photography #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #canonphotography #CanonR7 #birds #seagull #seagulls #birdsOfMastodon #birdsOfPixelfed #SantaCruz #beachphotography

Beim Warten auf den Eisvogel kam noch eine Blaumeise vorbei :) #photography #natureisbeautiful #wildlifephotography #bluetit #darktable

Eilen näin kevään ensimmäiset pääskyset (haara- ja räystäspääskyjä). Öttiäisiä riittänee ruuaksi, kunhan aurinko paistaa, vaikka yöllä on pakkasta. Pääskysestä ei päivääkään, meni klassinen kesän ennuste. Näinkö ilmastomuutos etenee?
(Kuva vuodelta 2020)
Yesterday I saw the first swallows of spring (bark and Northen house-martin swallows). There are enough insects for food as long as the sun shines, even if it is freezing at night. Birds migrate early, is this how climate change is progressing?


#Haarapääsky #Hirundorustica #Swallow #Ladusvala ##Northenhousemartin
#birds #linnut #bird #lintu #wildbirds #nuts_about_birds #birdlife #birdlifesuomi #suomen_linnut #suomenlinnut #lintukuvaus #birdphotography #bird_brilliance #birdlove #birdphotographyworld #luonto #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nuts_about_wildlife #wildlife_photography #nuts_about_nature #WildlifePhotography #luontokuva #luontokuvat #luontokuvaus #suomenluonnonvalokuvaajat #naturephotography #finnishnature #wildlifefinland

Chillin with the homies
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#wildlifephotography #lowkey #greyseal

Spring
Canon R6
Digital

UA: Нарешті повернулися мої улюблені лимончики - американські щиглики (American Goldfinch), а ще розпустилася войлочна вишня. Так ще трохи і я повірю у весну :)

#photo #nature #bird #flower #spring #birdphotography #flowerphotography #canonphotography #seasonalvibes #springtime #naturelovers #wildlifephotography #Canon #УкрПіксель #птахи #квіти #весна #goldfinches #finches #finch #spring #minnesota #mnastodon

Kurjet ovat kaikkiaruokaisia ja sammakoiden kutuaikaan niillä on ollut juhlat! Syöminen ei ole ihan yksinkertainen juttu, kun sammakko täytyy yrittää paloitella, mikä kurjen nokalla on hankalaa (vertaa kotkien, haukkojen, tai pöllöjen nokkaan).
Cranes are omnivorous and have had a feast during frogs breeding season! Eating is not a simple matter when you have to try to cut up a frog, which is difficult with a crane's beak (compare to eagle's, hawk's, or owl's beak).
(04/2025)


#kurki #grusgrus #crane #commoncrane #trana
#birds #linnut #bird #lintu #wildbirds #nuts_about_birds #birdlife #birdlifesuomi #suomen_linnut #suomenlinnut #lintukuvaus #birdphotography #bird_brilliance #birdlove #birdphotographyworld #luonto #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nuts_about_wildlife #wildlife_photography #nuts_about_nature #WildlifePhotography #luontokuva #luontokuvat #luontokuvaus #suomenluonnonvalokuvaajat #naturephotography #finnishnature #wildlifefinland