Black Bear After a Swim

This is the big male bear coming back out of Jim's pond dripping wet! We had another visit from the adolescent bear today. Wish they'd figure out there is no good accessible food here for them.
Thanks for your visits, comments, suggestions, favs

[Pat Knowles]

Wow Jane, you must live in a very remote spot...how near is your nearest neighbour, I could never imagine living in a place where you have bears taking a dip in your garden pond.

[Jane Pittenger]

@happypat closest neighbor is about 1/2 mile

[gloria jones]

What a great capture

[DawnLouise]

oh how cool!

[Judith Johnson]

Was this scary - or what?

[Christine]

Good capture

[FBailey]

Does this not worry you? What does Pearl think? Very striking photo btw!

[Denise Wood]

Wonderful :) fav

[Jane Pittenger]

@fbailey @busylady yes, he does make me nervous. So far luckily Pearl has been inside. She does get curious re the scent when a bear has been here though

[Shanne]

dripping wet - looks far too close for comfort

[Maggiemae]

Bears and pets do not go well together! I would be so frightened, the camera would fall from my shaking hands!

[sarah]

Oh my my my - what an incredible thing to see playing in your backyard

[Rick]

Wow, would sure want to be behind closed doors or close to the door to get that shot. :-) Awesome capture.

[Milanie]

That's probably closer than one would be comfortable with :) But it sure did make a neat shot (from indoors I trust)

[Monique]

WoW, I feel exactly as Pat does in her comment, in awe

[Marnie]

Oh gosh, that's downright scary for all three of you.

[Lynda McG]

Yikes!

[Kahsia]

It is a little disconcerting, isn’t it?

[Diana]

a magnificent capture albeit very scary having them so close.

[tony gig]

Grand capture...Fav

[Merrelyn]

Wow, I'd love to see this for myself, albeit from a safe distance .

[Leslie]

Wow he is big and black. Stay safe

[Margaret Brown]

stay safe! He’s big and black and I wouldn’t want him in my garden!

[Rob Z]

Whoa Jane - nature up big and close!! What a catch. :)

[haskar]

Well caught. But you probably have a problem!

[Vesna]

I wouldn’t want bear in my garden.