Little Black Bear

Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon 70 - 300 VR
f/5 at 1/320
ISO 200

This little black bear had come to the side of a highway to nibble on some grass and while I was there no less than 6 or 7 car loads of humans stopped to point lenses at him. One van that had stopped actually was full of photographers who had paid for some sort of nature tour. Lucky them!

One guy got out and lay on the ground snapping shots with a giant lens and the bear only about 10 feet away. I on the other hand stayed on my feet somewhere near a car that I could dart behind if the bear got irritated and it eventually did just that. It gave some grunts to let us know it didn't like us disturbing its dinner. That was my cue to get back in the car and leave.

Once again this is a good shot for a photo album but it doesn't hold a candle to some of the bear pictures I have seen. This was one of the few shots I got where it didn't have its face buried in the grass and you can actually see it's eye.