Patio visitors - ursa major and (relatively) minor

KMH · Post by **KMH** » Fri Oct 21, 2022 10:51 pm

These black bears look about ready for winter!

Kevin

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H-Alpha · Post by **H-Alpha** » Sat Oct 22, 2022 1:16 am

Thanks a lot Kevin for sharing these photos of Ursa...

They cannot become dangerous?

Anyway, animals can never be as dangerous as humans... ;-)

Best wishes,
Alexandros

KMH · Post by **KMH** » Sat Oct 22, 2022 1:36 am

H-Alpha wrote: ↑Sat Oct 22, 2022 1:16 am Thanks a lot Kevin for sharing these photos of Ursa...

They cannot become dangerous?

Anyway, animals can never be as dangerous as humans... ;-)

Best wishes,
Alexandros

Alexandros,

Black bears generally are not dangerous if you're careful, like not running away which apparently activates their predator instincts. An exception is if you get between mother and cub - then all bets are off!
I should have noted I didn't take these "in person" - they are from our criter-cam.

Kevin

JochenM · Post by **JochenM** » Sat Oct 22, 2022 8:12 am

Well, that's something different than the robins/tits that we get over here

Post by **Montana** » Sat Oct 22, 2022 3:46 pm

I must admit my eyes popped out of my head when I saw this

I second what Jochen said. Where do you live Kevin? that throws a new light on solar and night time observing alone in the garden and I thought my hedgehog was spooky at night

Alexandra

KMH · Post by **KMH** » Sat Oct 22, 2022 8:01 pm

Montana wrote: ↑Sat Oct 22, 2022 3:46 pm I must admit my eyes popped out of my head when I saw this

I second what Jochen said. Where do you live Kevin? that throws a new light on solar and night time observing alone in the garden and I thought my hedgehog was spooky at night

Alexandra

Alexandra,

We're in the southwestern US, specifically northern New Mexico. The house backs onto a canyon, so we have a wide variety of wildlife parading through. The only real concern is with bears and mountain lions (see below!). I don't THINK they would come near if they knew we were out observing. But of course we try to be quiet late at night to avoid bothering neighbors. Anyway, we always have bear spray handy. Solar does seem safer, at least easier to monitor the surroundings.

Your last comment will have me thinking of Spiny Norman, the giant Monty Python hedgehog, all day!

Kevin

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Post by **Montana** » Mon Oct 24, 2022 6:55 am

Oooh!!

Alexandra

MapleRidge · Post by **MapleRidge** » Tue Oct 25, 2022 10:09 pm

Great pics Kevin...

And I watch out for skunks on my trek form the house to the observatory after dark

We have several black bears in the immediate neighbourhood but no sign of them on my trail camera, but I'm not complaining

Brian

Ivan · Post by **Ivan** » Fri Oct 28, 2022 5:48 pm

Wow, you have a great place there!!!
These frames can be shown in the news.
I've heard that bears come to people's houses in search of food, but that lions do the same!

I am very impressed. Take care of yourself and your neighbors.

Ivan

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