Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: Grizzly

These two Grizzlies were on a very distant hillside (so, fully zoomed and very heavily cropped and obviously posted for interest, not technical quality). At least you can tell that they were Grizzlies - they were feeding on a Bison carcass, along with Common Ravens (though a lady standing near me insisted that they were Vultures, which they most definitely weren't, lol). These Bears returned on other days, too. Some of the time, one Grizzly would be feeding and the other would approach fairly closely and then disappear, coming back a short time later, and then repeating the process. On the one day, we also saw a Wolf approach the Bears and manage to get a mouthful or two - will post another photo later that shows the Wolf there, too, just for the record that we were so lucky to see Grizzlies and a Wolf..

What are the chances of seeing two Grizzly Bears feeding on the carcass of a Bison AND having a Wolf try and inch its way closer and closer to get a taste for itself? Several Ravens joined in the fun, too. Unfortunately, all this took place the far side of a valley on a very distant hillside, so full zoom and very heavy cropping were needed. Really bad quality, but I just had to post it : ) Taken in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, US, on 13 September 2012 - I've always said that the number 13 is my lucky number! "At the end of 2011, at least 98 wolves in 10 packs plus 2 loners occupied Yellowstone National Park. The population size (97 wolves) and number of breeding pairs (8) is the same as at the end of 2010." www.nps.gov/yell/naturescience/wolves.htm

I believe these two Grizzly Bears are orphans that were brought to the Zoo when they were younger. While I was there, they were really active and were play-fighting and tumbling. Had to take photos through a filthy, plastic (? but something VERY strong!) window, which doesn't lead to very good photos, but does avoid having metal netting in front as well as behind the animals. One of the bears was having so much fun somersaulting and rolling in the snow.

I am happy to say I saw this Grizzly at the Calgary Zoo! One bear seen in the wild this past month was more than enough for me, though the bear I did see in the wild (in Weaselhead) was a Black Bear.