Close Encounter by cdcook48

Close Encounter

My sister-in-law and her husband have a cottage on the ocean in Sooke, BC with a deck that hangs out over the beach. We were enjoying late afternoon drinks on the deck when suddenly this rather large black bear came strolling along the waters edge. Luckily I had a camera with me and got this shot as the bear ambled by.
Amazing shot!
August 25th, 2023  
Oh wow, I think I would run.
August 25th, 2023  
What a great shot, I probably would have frozen and forgotten about a photo!
August 25th, 2023  
oh I'm so jealous - wanted so much to see a bear when over in the USA in July ... great capture!
August 25th, 2023  
Wonderful
August 25th, 2023  
Wow - I’ve been in the presence of a bear many years ago. A most frightening experience and no pics either!
August 25th, 2023  
Chris, what a dramatic scene.
August 25th, 2023  
How exciting.
August 25th, 2023  
Great capture. But I’d be inside quick smart.
August 25th, 2023  
Nice pic!
August 25th, 2023  
YOu didn’t offer him a drink?
August 25th, 2023  
Wow, that is amazing!
August 25th, 2023  
Lucky you. That's an amazing capture.
August 25th, 2023  
Wow...Great capture
August 25th, 2023  
@gardencat 🤣We did but he politely declined. He had a hot date further along the beach.
August 25th, 2023  
Great shot!
August 25th, 2023  
An amazing portrait. I'm particularly afraid of bears. They are powerful animals.
August 25th, 2023  
@corinnec Indeed they are but most of the time they are more afraid of us than we are of them. This fellow kept eyeballing us as he walked past and when I moved to get a better angle he took off at a trot. I have a great shot of his bum.
August 25th, 2023  
I would have thought you would have all scarpered but maybe bears are quiet common to you
August 25th, 2023  
Nic sharp eye
August 25th, 2023  
@delboy207 There are plenty of bears in BC, although not in the city where I live. But once outside the city depending on where you go and the time of year it is not so uncommon to see bears.
August 25th, 2023  
How wonderful to be able to enjoy such an encounter 😍
August 26th, 2023  
Close encounter of the furry kind.
August 26th, 2023  
How exciting!
August 26th, 2023  
Not sure re the blue coloring but great capture
August 26th, 2023  
Thrilling to see one of these guys up close...great shot
August 26th, 2023  
Scary and cool!
August 27th, 2023  
Not sure how I missed this one. What a great shot. An how exciting.
September 1st, 2023  
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