Monday, September 5, 2011

3 Goldilocked Bears

It was a hollow tree, and a slim fit - even for the slim and fit, such as the Codge:

codge in tree
Codger in a tree

But, since we'd talked seriously about setting a cam on our first visit, it didn't take much of a nudge from the class on our 2nd stop by to get me to give a homebrew a try.

So, we spiked it up in the cavity, pointing down, to see what might come a calling:

cavity set
July 20th - camera set in the hollow tree

And, come to find out, that slim fit might have saved the cam some abuse.

It took almost a month for the first bear to stick a head in. More than enough time for some
serious spider webs to build up.

bear
August 16th at 7:40pm - a redhead with blond highlights peeks in

bear
And sees the cam

bear paw
And tries to get at it, taking a face full of spider webs

bear paw
If cameras had emotions, this one would be wetting itself

A close call.

Two days later, "black" bear #2 arrives. At first I thought it was the same bear, but now I'm not so sure. These locks look more Ann Margret than Raquel Welch...

bear
August 18th at 4:00pm - another bear peeks in

bear
Checks out the scene...

bear paw
And paws around

Also unable to reach the camera, this mom calls in right-sized reinforcements...

bear cub
The 3rd bear - just right

bear cub
Little goldie checking out the cam - note mom's flank outside

bear cub
Climbing up... ?

bear cub
"Hey - what's that down there?"

bear cub
"Hey - what's mom doing?"

bear cub
Climbing again...

bear cub
...onto the outside of the tree

And that's the last we saw of the goldilocked bears.

me
August 20th at 4:40pm - the cam trapping crew arrives

Really glad we didn't pick up that camera 4 days earlier.

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11 comments:

  1. I agree that those do look like two different adult bears.

    And the time stamp is kinda crazy. If we came by four days earlier, we literally run right in to them and you don't get the pictures. What a disaster that would have been.

    Great set!

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  2. Very nice set. The orientation (looking down) made for some interesting pics.

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  3. That is a great series of shots! I love the little one exploring it's own little hideout that the adults can't get in.

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  4. A set worth waiting for -- how about dubbing in "The Teddy Bears' Picnic"?

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  5. Ha! That would have been a great hook for the whole post Codge. Especially with this sweet original BBC recording on YouTube from 1932 with Val Rosing.

    If you go out in the woods today
    You're sure of a big surprise.
    If you go out in the woods today
    You'd better go in disguise.

    For every bear that ever there was
    Will gather there for a certain, because
    Today's the day the teddy bears have their picnic...


    JK - ya never know - if we had showed up 4 days earlier, maybe I don't get the pictures, but maybe you get some great shots of me being mauled by that blond mamma bear... :)

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  6. What a fun set. Timing is everything, glad yours was good!

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  7. I suppose I would have traded these pics for some good mauling pics, yes.

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  8. WOW. Completely agreed re: camera emotion. DELIGHTFUL!

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  9. love it, nice to see bear are doing well

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