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heres the storie and link with more pictures
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Tom Sears, a photographer, took these amazing photos of a Black bear and her 5 cubs. It is very unusual for a black bear to have 5 cubs. Tom agreed to let me post his story and photos here:
THE BEARS AND I
Black bears typically have two cubs, rarely one or three. In 2007, in northern New Hampshire, a black bear sow gave birth to five healthy young. There were two or three reports of sows with as many as four cubs but five was, and is, extraordinary. I learned of them shortly after they emerged from their den and set myself a goal of photographing all five cubs with their mom, no matter how much time and effort was involved. I knew the trail they followed on a fairly regular basis, usually shortly before dark. After spending nearly four hours a day, seven days a week, for six weeks I had that once in a lifetime opportunity and photographed them in the shadows and dull lighting of the evening. Due to these conditions the photograph is a bit noisy as I had to use the equivalent of a very fast film speed on my digital camera. The print is properly focused and well exposed with all six bears posing as if they were in a studio for a family portrait.
I stayed in touch with other people who saw the bears during the summer and into the fall hunting season. All six bears continued to thrive. As time for hibernation approached, I found still more folks who had seen them and everything remained OK. I stayed away from the bears as I was concerned that they might become habituated to me, or to people in general, as approachable friends. This could be dangerous for both man and animal. After Halloween I received no further reports and could only hope the bears survived until they hibernated.
This spring, before the snow disappeared, all six bears came out of their den and wandered the same familiar territory they trekked in the spring of 2007. I saw them before mid April and dreamed nightly of taking another family portrait, an improbable second once in a lifetime photograph. On April 25, 2008 I achieved my dream.
When something as magical as this happens between man and animal Native Americans say, “We have walked together in the shadow of a rainbow.”
And so it is with humility and great pleasure that I share these photos with you. Sincerely, Tom Sears
To see even more of Tom’s wonderful photos of this momma bear and her cubs, click More bear photos. He has some great pictures of the cubs climbing trees.
For more information on black bears, check out American Black Bears.
Bear hugs, Frankie
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If you want to know what you can do to protect polar bears and other endangered species, contact The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) at National Wildlife Federation (NWF)
This entry was posted on Wednesday, November 12th, 2008 at 11:30 am and is filed under American Black Bear, NWF, bear, black bear, funny picture, polar bears. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
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Click HERE or copy and paste
http://www.polarbearnews.com/polar-bear ... photos.php
Tom Sears, a photographer, took these amazing photos of a Black bear and her 5 cubs. It is very unusual for a black bear to have 5 cubs. Tom agreed to let me post his story and photos here:
THE BEARS AND I
Black bears typically have two cubs, rarely one or three. In 2007, in northern New Hampshire, a black bear sow gave birth to five healthy young. There were two or three reports of sows with as many as four cubs but five was, and is, extraordinary. I learned of them shortly after they emerged from their den and set myself a goal of photographing all five cubs with their mom, no matter how much time and effort was involved. I knew the trail they followed on a fairly regular basis, usually shortly before dark. After spending nearly four hours a day, seven days a week, for six weeks I had that once in a lifetime opportunity and photographed them in the shadows and dull lighting of the evening. Due to these conditions the photograph is a bit noisy as I had to use the equivalent of a very fast film speed on my digital camera. The print is properly focused and well exposed with all six bears posing as if they were in a studio for a family portrait.
I stayed in touch with other people who saw the bears during the summer and into the fall hunting season. All six bears continued to thrive. As time for hibernation approached, I found still more folks who had seen them and everything remained OK. I stayed away from the bears as I was concerned that they might become habituated to me, or to people in general, as approachable friends. This could be dangerous for both man and animal. After Halloween I received no further reports and could only hope the bears survived until they hibernated.
This spring, before the snow disappeared, all six bears came out of their den and wandered the same familiar territory they trekked in the spring of 2007. I saw them before mid April and dreamed nightly of taking another family portrait, an improbable second once in a lifetime photograph. On April 25, 2008 I achieved my dream.
When something as magical as this happens between man and animal Native Americans say, “We have walked together in the shadow of a rainbow.”
And so it is with humility and great pleasure that I share these photos with you. Sincerely, Tom Sears
To see even more of Tom’s wonderful photos of this momma bear and her cubs, click More bear photos. He has some great pictures of the cubs climbing trees.
For more information on black bears, check out American Black Bears.
Bear hugs, Frankie
Are You Polar Bear Aware?
Polar bear Cartoons
If you want to know what you can do to protect polar bears and other endangered species, contact The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) at National Wildlife Federation (NWF)
This entry was posted on Wednesday, November 12th, 2008 at 11:30 am and is filed under American Black Bear, NWF, bear, black bear, funny picture, polar bears. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
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Re: heres the storie and link with more pictures
He's got that right. I see lots of bears, and I see triplets every year.stacky wrote:Tom Sears, a photographer, took these amazing photos of a Black bear and her 5 cubs. It is very unusual for a black bear to have 5 cubs.
I've never seen five.
I'd like to, someday.
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What a Beautiful Picture. Thanks for Sharing.
I have seen many Bear in my day in the Mountains of Pa.
I have been lucky enough to see 5 together one time in Fall Turkey Season. It is a little unnerving I can tell you when they are only 25 Yds away in the Laurel. I didnt see how many were together until they broke across the Pipeline.
Thanks again
I have seen many Bear in my day in the Mountains of Pa.
I have been lucky enough to see 5 together one time in Fall Turkey Season. It is a little unnerving I can tell you when they are only 25 Yds away in the Laurel. I didnt see how many were together until they broke across the Pipeline.
Thanks again
Your Welcome
Your Welcome. I thought it was a good story.The guy really impressed me to keep track of them like he did.
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