Please Bear with Me

The coffee hasn't kicked in, I slept poorly and I'm feeling a little surly.

Hope that I can keep my growling and claws in check today.

In looking at this photo again, it's the funniest thing how this black bear is posed. Like it was getting a portrait done. I just love it when the animals look at me and pose while at the zoo.

Have a great day!

[mittens (Marilyn)]

This is such a cute shot, Amanda, and I love his pose. Fav!

[Beryl Lloyd]

Aaw lovely big bear -- posing or is he praying for an escape to the wild ! fav

[Denise (lyndemc)]

Look at that luxurious coat! Darling pose she/he gave you.

[Shepherdman's Wife]

He does look like he's posing for you. I hope it is a good zoo that he lives in.

[gloria jones]

Great shot...He looks like he would like to engage in a conversation with you :).

[katy]

The bear whisperer! You have a fantastic knack for catching terrific poses! Sorry about the poor sleep but when the coffee kicks in things will get better

[tony gig]

Beautiful Black Bear, lovely capture...Fav

[CC Folk]

Cute! Looks like he is waiting for you to plead your case...LOL! Sign..."what am I going to do with you?" Fav.

[Jimmy the Sexton]

Probably the bears Facebook profile pick . Nice capture .

[KWind]

Cute pose!!

[Simply Amanda]

@shepherdmanswife It is a very good zoo.

[ChristineL]

Great shot, love his pose!

[Maggiemae]

You must have a good zoo - the animals are not sleeping all the time. This is a huge bear - hate to meet him in a dark forest!

[Kimi]

haha!!! How adorable is he?!! He's got his prayer paws out :)

[Kerri Michaels]

Very cool fav

[Leslie]

Wow look at that shiny coat . He must be eating well . Fantastic capture. Right place right time ....

[Rachel]

He really does look like he is posing. Great shot.

[Lin]

How cute - a must fav for me!

[Tony]

It certainly looks relaxed and without care. Delightful capture. Fav

[Issi Bannerman]

Lovely on black. Very cool capture and narrative.

[Corley Johnson]

Love this one

[Lisa Poland]

Fantastic. It absolutely looks like he is posing for you! LOL!

[Lisa Pouncy]

I hope he has plenty of space to move around. It's a lovely shot of him xx

[Kathy A]

Cool shot! He has a lovely shiny coat