July 4, 2008 - I was sitting at the computer this morning about 10 a.m. when Sue walked into the studio to talk to me.  "There's a bear!" I heard her exclaim.  Right outside the window was a black bear and as we watched it stood up by the bird feeder and sniffed the feeding platform.  The feeder was empty and the bear moved on toward the side of the house.  I grabbed a camera and went to the back door.  The bear was sniffing around and the moved off toward the driveway.  I carefully opened the main door so I could shoot pictures through the screen.  Just as I was getting the camera up to my face the bear crossed in front of the door about 2-3' from me.  The camera was running on video mode but the bear was so close the video shows a big furry shape passing by.  I couldn't keep quiet and as it passed by I whispered "Hey there big guy."  The bear changed gears and loped off around the tree by the feeder and around the group of spruce trees in the back yard.  I had stepped outside to film it from the porch and it stopped to look at me and then walked off across the yard and behind the storage building.  I decided to get some more photos, so I started off toward the building.  I couldn't decide rather to follow it, or circle around the building and head the bear off.  I decided to climb the stack of wood palettes that would put me on top of the building itself.  I quickly and quietly climbed up on the roof but I couldn't locate the bear.  I heard Sue in the house say "trailer" and then I heard the bear over by the house trailer just off the back yard.  I never saw it again and figure it must have dropped over the bank and back into the cedar swamp.  It's not uncommon for us to see bears in the spring and fall, but it is rare to see them in broad daylight!

  
     
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