Douglas County Missouri
September 11, 2020
This morning we were sitting in the sun-room enjoying a quiet morning when all of a sudden I saw a dark figure meandering in our direction along the walkway through our woods toward our front yard.
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I managed to say “oh, oh, oh, bear!” And we both headed for our cameras. Mine was further away than his, so by the time I was ready to shoot, he had the prime position looking through the glass on our sun-room door. I had to settle for shooting through the screens on our windows!
For that reason, his photos are clearer and closer and not distorted, so I promised him I would give attribution for each of his photos I used.
My first attempt — camera focuses on the screen! But you can tell what’s out there!
I finally managed to focus on the bear, but zooming made me lose focus
I lost focus trying to zoom, so this next part shows my husband’s photos:
Black bear scratching an itch — seen through the glass in the door of our sun-room
After scratching that itch he realizes there are no bird feeders where he can get at them and senses that there are humans close by, so he ambles back in the direction of the woods:
No food! I’m out of here!
A last look at our furry hero as he ambles back toward the woods (ignore the reflections):
A last look at our furry hero as he ambles back toward the woods
After the bear left, my husband went out to fire some shots in the air to reinforce the idea that this is not a safe place for a bear to come for a snack. I wonder if we will see him again this year.
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