Archive for the ‘black bear’ Category

Black Bear 2009

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009

After a lull in the action, we started seeing bears again in May.  This one was in the backyard along the edge of the woods.

Black Bear in Backyard

Top Ten Most Popular Posts of 2008

Sunday, January 4th, 2009

According to Google Adsense, the ten most viewed posts of 2008 were

  1. Deer After Ice Storm

  2. Fresh Scat

  3. Blue Bells and More along the Bull Run–Occoquan Trail

  4. Eastern Cottontail Rabbit Scat

  5. Black Bear or Sasquatch?

  6. Hiking Cedar Run and Whiteoak Canyon

  7. Black Bear Crossing Cedar Run On A Fallen Tree

  8. Black Bear Cub Standing Image 2

  9. Ice Storm

  10. Breaking News: Bull Run Mountain Forest Fire

Sign of a Bear

Sunday, September 14th, 2008

I found this hole next to our driveway.  It looks like a black bear dug up a yellow jackets’ nest.  They enjoy eating the yellow jackets and their larvae.  Yummy!

sign of a bear

Automatic Scouting Camera Shoots Black Bear

Monday, August 25th, 2008

It’s a little blurred due to movement, but I was pleased that the automatic camera captured its first bear image.

Black Bear