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Monday, June 19, 2017

A mother bear and her cub visit watering holes

Every summer, my trail cameras give us glimpses into the everyday lives of mother bears and their cubs when they're not near humans. They are just going about their everyday lives - and it's a thrill to get to see them.

This one is from almost exactly one year ago. Like mother, like daughter. Mom was marking a tree and her cub seemed to be trying to imitate her!
Recently, our local mother-cub pair has been visiting watering holes. You might remember the first footage of them at a watering hole. The cub got spooked and spent almost the whole time high in a tree.

Now, the cub is getting the idea of how nice it is to soak in cool water on a hot day. When they first arrived at a watering hole, the cub watched mom soaking in the water. Eventually, the cub got into the water.

This watering hole was where Bandit demolished a trail camera of mine (which I just received back from Reconyx - fixed!). Now, the trail camera is inside a "bear security box". Mom decided to check it out but did nothing but sniff it.

I hope that you enjoy this footage as much as I did! It's also available at Youtube if you run into trouble watching it here.


Watching mother bears with their cubs shows me that these animals have wonderful secret lives that many people never get to see.

17 comments:

  1. I love the candid camera moments with these bears.

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  2. I came here to get a little dose of relief after catching up on the news this morning. Thank you, KB. Thank you, bears.

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  3. I'm with Quinn... what a great antidote after catching up with the news this morning. LOVE these two!

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  4. Baby is doing exactly what mommy is doing. So cute
    Lily & Edward

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  5. I think they'll be needing those watering holes this week. {HOT HOT HOT}

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  6. oh how cute they look together... think they would like to come to my pool party... in case the mama will buy me a new one ;O)

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  7. And thanks for sharing their secret lives with us!

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  8. That was such a fun video to watch. Maybe Misty needs to watch it so she can learn to actually swim in her pool instead of chewing it all up:)

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  9. Lovely! I'm so thankful you're providing a way for us to enjoy these beautiful animals without interfering with them.

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  10. It's sure fun to see them just being themselves!

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  11. I love these videos. What a wonderful peek into the wild lives around you.

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  12. Such precious moments. Despite being such big animals they are so tender with their young ones.

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  13. WOW, I just love seeing these bears!!!!
    KZK

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  14. That photo is too funny, and what great video footage! The cub seems to be growing so fast!
    Jan, Wag 'n Woof Pets

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  15. The footage is just wonderful. I took the time to watch some more of your videos, they are really impressive! Thank you for sharing them with us.

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