Grazing in the estuary

When I was in the Khutzeymateen (K’tzim-a-deen) in June, the sedge was waist-high in the estuary which sits at the end of park’s fjord.  The Grizzly bears come out of hibernation in late May or early June and the grass is growing fast and waiting for them.  We spent an hour watching this boar mowing a path through the green.  He was a big, beautiful bear and it was a privilege to spend some time watching him in his valley.

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We took the zodiac from the sailboat in the morning and were lucky that the weather didn’t beat us up.  The rain varied between a drizzle and a downpour which provided great mood to some of the images.   Being in the Great Bear Rainforest on the west coast, it can rain hard and often does.  There is a point where it is impossible to photograph, or even stay outside, but that day it went easy on us and played nicely.  Along the way we saw several bears at different points in the estuary and only headed out when the tide started to come in.

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September 22, 2014 | Categories: Bears, British Columbia, Nature, Wildlife | Tags: British Columbia, Canada, estuary, Grizzly Bear, K'tzim-a-Deen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary, Khutzeymateen Provincial Park, Ursus arctos horribilis, wildlife photography | 8 Comments