Sunday, September 2, 2012

Hallo Bay - It’s All About the Fishing

Aug 11th- We were eager to observe the bears fishing for salmon. Fred and I had watched these same bears digging for clams and grazing in the meadow, but fishing is a much more active sport.
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Laura and Dave are posed here in front of one of the bears  in the background.  With anticipation, we watched………
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And the bears watched……. The salmon would swim upstream in small groups, not a continuous stream, and the bears would watch and try to snag one.
 

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There would be a lot of slashing around as the bears lunged for a fish. We quietly cheered them on.
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They were not always successful with a catch.
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But, when they were, it was awesome to watch…..

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For the bears, especially at this time of the year, it is all about the calories. They are putting on weight to make it through the long winter’s hibernation.
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They are not delicate eaters. We could hear the crunch, crunch as they ate the fish, bones and all.
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How amazing it is to be this close and to watch these magnificent animals!

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