Black Bear cub (Ursus americanus)

Lovely picture Katy, he/she is a beauty oo:t::t:

Adorable image of this resting bear. Well done!

Thanks very much, Julie and Airmile! It was a lucky grab, that's for sure. Its sibling was just out of frame sitting in one of the streams that runs through this greenbelt. I'll post that pic shortly as well. I feel very privileged to have been able to photograph the same family two summers in a row. Their behaviors and vocalizations are truly fascinating.

Katy,what a treat to have almost in your back garden.Many thanks for sharing.

Aren't greenbelts wonderful? Thanks for sharing the info and the photo, splendid capture as well.

Thanks, Christine and Lisa! Actually, this is one of three cubs who, along with Mom, came trooping up out of the greenbelt the previous year one evening just after sunset and traipsed right through my back "yard", between my house and the neighbor's, through my front yard, and across the street to another greenbelt one street over. I'll see if I can find that shot of the four of them just as they topped the slope of my property and the greenbelt, which was only about 20' from my 15-foot-high deck.

Wonderful capture Terry n w