Redpolls in handA Lily Fan captured the best video I’ve seen of a bear removing its foot pads. Holly worked on her right hind foot in front of the camera in this 5-minute video https://www.facebook.com/ toni.embree.50/videos/ o.139730642706794/1187255477973747/ ?type=2&theater.
And then there was this 8-minute video of joyous, playful snuggling with ears in the play position and playful gapes, especially by Lucky. https://www.facebook.com/ toni.embree.50/videos/ o.139730642706794/1187688231263805 /?type=2&theater
With fresh snow covering much of their wild food, common redpolls came flocking in and didn’t care if my hand was there. Redpolls are wary of what they don’t understand or of red squirrels that try to join them, but winter food is so important to survival that they quickly determine whether something is really a threat and if it can be ignored.
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| Redpoll in hand | Truck delivering logs | Logs delivered |
At the Bear Center, more progress. The truck delivered some of the beautiful logs that will be part of the entryway. We’ll see that develop over the next few days, thanks in part to Lily Fans, which a bronze plaque on one of these logs will say.
Thank you for all you do.
Lynn Rogers, Biologist, Wildlife Research Institute and North American Bear Center