With spring brings a certain friskiness to the bears after the long months of hibernation. The males spar with each other testing to see who is the more dominant and likely to have his choice of females to mate with. It’s the interaction between the bears that I spend hours upon hours in the field waiting hoping to witness…
Nikon D4, AF-S 200-400mm f4 VR, TC-20E III ISO 800 f8 @ 1/750
Nikon D4, AF-S 200-400mm f4 VR, TC-20E III ISO 800 f8 @ 1/750
With mating season looming the bears can be found in pairs or smsll groups with several males vying for a females attention…
Nikon D4, AF-S 200-400mm, TC-14E II ISO 800 f8 @ 1/350
The males will keep a close eye on the females, pursuing them, sniffing to see if they are receptive yet…
Nikon D4, AF-S 200-400mm, TC-14E II ISO 800 f8 @ 1/250
And in the meantime, they continue to eat, while waiting…
Nikon D4, AF-S 200-400mm, TC-14E II ISO 800 f8 @ 1/350
And watching…
Nikon D4, AF-S 200-400mm, TC-14E II ISO 800 f8 @ 1/750
And, to the victor goes the spoils in the form of a willing female who is in heat and ready to mate…
Nikon D4, AF-S 200-400mm f4 VR, TC-14E II ISO 800 f8 @ 1/350
There is no lacking of bear activity and we take advantage of every opportunity that we can…
Nikon D4, AF-S 200-400mm f4 VR, T C-14E II ISO 800 f8 @ 1/500
A low angle and a shorter focal length lens emphasized the great size of these bears…
Nikon D4, AF-S 28-300mm 3.5-5.6 VR ISO 100 f6.7 @ 1/180
Even their paw prints in the mud are impressive…
Nikon D4, AF-S 28-300mm 3.5-5.6 VR ISO 200 f6.7 @ 1/350
The Alaskan wilderness is filled with bears and we visited the shangri-la for bears this week and were rewarded greatly for our efforts. We also photographed other subjects as well as the beautiful landscape throughout the week. Stay tuned.
