A Lily Fan captured a half-minute video of Ted visiting Tasha and getting us excited about the possibility of them becoming friends. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQcdX-se7lA. Tasha didn’t panic. 
She paced at the far end of her pen, but not frantically. There is hope. I hope Tasha soon will take his kind words seriously and gives him a break like Lucky did back in 2007 when they became play partners for years.
In this 2-minute video, Ted shows that he’s walking a little stiffly but okay. It looked like a grand outing with him checking out the food situation and obviously enjoying the pond. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5rl9jvuIrE.
Watching the wild bears interact here at WRI is a continuing education and immensely intriguing. Learning their personalities is always a joy. We’re trying to get a weight on the little female who was so popular the other day when we thought mating was about over.
Out the window, a male hairy woodpecker showed a youngster that sunflower seed hearts are an okay food.
Tomorrow starts a 3-day getaway with Donna. We’re headed to Winona for a concert by her favorite violinist, Joshua Bell. Along the way we’ll look for nature along the Mississippi and be back Wednesday night. No update tomorrow, but there will be lots happening at the Bear Center with Tasha on Tuesday and Wednesday. The staff will tell the story. Thinking about it, I can’t wait to get back to see how things are going there.
Thank you for all you do.
Lynn Rogers, Biologist, Wildlife Research Institute and North American Bear Center