Misty sunriseThe day started with a misty sunrise over the lake. Continued with nice sun on colorful leaves, as I finished up the PowerPoint Presentation I’ll be making at The Wildlife Society meeting in Winnipeg at 11:20 AM on October 19. It’s about the bears you know as seen with the Den Cams. The presentation will be similar to the 12-minute one Sue gave at the International Bear Conference back in 2013. That one is posted on bearstudy.org in the video section under Publications, or go to http://www.bearstudy.org/website/publications/videos/2865-black-bear-denning-behavior-in-northestern-minnesota-2010-2013.html.
Red Maple LeafI still haven’t gotten the pictures together I promised about the bear that was killed on the highway in front of the Bear Center a couple weeks ago.
Ted enjoying visitorsAt the Bear Center, Ted’s pen is twice as big now. Meanwhile, Ted is temporarily in a different pen where he is enjoying the people who meet him as part of the hourly behind the scenes tours.
Scott and I had a good time telling about changes in the Bear Center on Live at the NABC at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7juoIaARLP8.
At the WRI, dark-eyed juncos are doing their part to clean up leftover sunflower seeds, while yellow-rumped warblers look for insects.
An interesting video shows a brave little bull dog chasing 3 bears at http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2015/10/03/small-dog-called-hero-after-scaring-off-3-bears-at-home-in-monrovia. It shows the timid nature of an animal (bear) that is so often portrayed as ferocious.
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| Dark-eyed junco | Yellow-rumped warbler | Yellow-rumped warbler's rump |
Thank you for your bear food contributions.
Thank you for all you do.
All photos taken today unless otherwise noted.
Lynn Rogers, Biologist, Wildlife Research Institute and North American Bear Center