This mammoth black bear surprised me while I was busy taking a landscape image in the other direction. Of course, it wasn’t the bear’s fault. I was down wind, and not making noise. As visitors to the bear’s home, we must be aware at all times. Fortunately I had my telephoto lens and was able to grab a crisp shot.

Filmed in Glacier National Park.

I was filming another scene when I heard the slightest noise behind me. As I turned, I was shocked to see this enormous black bear come up over the rock outcropping. Always pay attention to your surroundings in world class bear habitat. And Glacier is just that. The bear was just curious, as most bears are. Also important to note I was downwind from the bear. Filmed at 420mm on a 1.6x crop sensor.

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