Picnictime for Teddy Bears

Picnictime for Teddy Bears

it was a pastime for residents to go "watch the bears" at the isolated community where we lived in Northern British Columbia, Canada. This is a Black Bear. sometimes grizzlies came there also, but we avoided those.

The man in car had apples, the bear ambled towards us to get the offered apple, - as it got closer, suddenly standing upright on hind legs. My boyfriend/later DH, took the pic. Didn't realize how tall the bear was, til seeing photo later : ) Am 5' 9" tall, which gives you an idea of bears height. Note hand in bear's mouth. Would I do this again, - who knows - doubt the situation would ever arise

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Comments:

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Dec 1, 2007 at 8:21 PM said:

Hi Doug, great to see you here, many thanks for taking time to leave a comment. That sure seems like a looong time ago, - guess it was : )

Doug French from Glenwood, Alberta on Dec 1, 2007 at 7:18 PM said:

Hey. . .love those olde tyme shots - thanks for sharing your great pictures with the world. Love the car!! Take care. . .Doug

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Jul 20, 2007 at 2:58 PM said:

Hi Vicki, you gave me a smile for the morning.

Well, am not so sure I'd be doing the same thing if this happened "today", but at the time it didn't seem so unusual, as we were very used to the black bears coming to our gardens each night to raid the garbage cans, just before time to hibernate each year. But Grizzlies are a different matter.

TravlynWomyn from Bushkill, PA- for a few more weeks on Jul 20, 2007 at 12:00 PM said:

Gracious, Alandra - you make my bear images look positively "wimpy" after you did something like this! What a great memory.

I did start to approach a huge moose near Wawa, Canada once . . . but when he turned and started casually walking towards me I became 'Chicken Little' and slowly walked backwards to our motorhome! Vicki

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Jun 1, 2007 at 2:27 PM said:

LOL, glad you found it, Alan. That wasn't our convertible, belonged to the man sitting in it, who is also long gone now, along with the vehicle. Yeah, that's a great photo to have to "show the grandkids", lol.

Alan (Bubbalinn) from Golden Valley, Arizona on Jun 1, 2007 at 1:04 PM said:

WOW!! Your are one wild and crazy gal LOL.. I was checking out your photos and this one caught my eye, then to find out it's you feeding the bear, I'm with Steve "Your Nuts" ROFL... Oh that Convertible Ford is worth a lot of cash now days, still got it? Hey stick to feeding the squirrels and hummers I'll feel a lot better if you do. What a great experience though to have and remember.

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Dec 18, 2006 at 11:51 PM said:

it all happened so fast,Beverly, as these things usually do :) - so there was hardly time to think, - just raised my arm as the bear stood up, and gave him/her the apple. We were quite used to the black bears in that northern community, - people always went to that area to watch the bears, who would sit on the smoking embers, without seeming to notice the heat, and lick the honey and jam tins clean (they'd open the big cans with their claws, effortlessly). The empty cans were dumped there by the catering company that cooked for the single men there, who lived in the bunkhouses.

Talsi from WNC on Dec 18, 2006 at 11:09 AM said:

Yes, I understand, running would have been a mistake.

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Dec 17, 2006 at 10:57 PM said:

thanks Beverly, now that's really an oldie : ) -- well, I hadn't expected the bear to stand up, as he was walking towards me on all fours, then stood up on hind legs when it got close, so I just had to stand there (and give it the apple) rather than turn and run : )

Talsi from WNC on Dec 17, 2006 at 10:17 AM said:

Very brave of you - but risky. Anyhow, a nice keepsake photo.

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Feb 4, 2006 at 1:32 AM said:

Hi again, Gisele, only just noticed your comment on this one, was offline for a couple days, - that's neat that you have also had this same experience of feeding a bear in the wild.

We lived at Kemano, (Alcan) - 5 hours by boat from Kitimat, nearest town. Very isolated, only way in or out is by boat or copter in emergencies. Was in both situations.

Am getting confused, do you live in the Kootenays?

Gisele from BC.Canada on Jan 30, 2006 at 3:29 PM said:

Well girl it's me again.

I had planed to look at all your photos but this one stop me in my tracks.LOLLLL

This is something I did myself once and my husband when seeing me that close screamed at me "are you crazy???" Well the bear jumped and so did I!!!

I told him he was the one who was nuts to scare the bear.

But nothing happened the bear just put his head down and ate what I had in my hand now on the ground of course.

I love bears... he is petrified of them. Not a good combination.

Love your pictures so far will finish looking at them tonight.

Oh tell me where were you in nothern BC?

Alandra from southwestern BC Canada on Jul 5, 2005 at 6:19 PM said:

thanks Maya and Hazelnut. have only just seen the comments. trying to catch up

Hazelnut from Ontario on Apr 19, 2005 at 7:11 PM said:

Gracious Girl,have you got courage or what!!!!Wonderful souvenier photo,but don't do it again.I think you should share this in the village gallery Alandra

maya from Russia, West Siberia on Mar 22, 2005 at 3:21 PM said:

Very interesting shot!

Alandra from southwestern BC Canada on Jan 15, 2005 at 6:32 PM said:

not to worry, that was a looong time ago, and we don't live in that area anylonger : )

Guns !! from India on Jan 15, 2005 at 6:13 PM said:

BRRR...

Looks like a cute lil teddy, that one. But I've seen too many episodes of "When Animals Attack" to believe too much in their 'cute-ness'.

My advice to you...STAY AWAY !!

Nancy from NY on Nov 8, 2004 at 5:44 PM said:

Alandra,is that you thats a great picture,you wild woman ha ha.I visited Baniff national park when I was 18 and was so excited to see the bears I went down the hill after them and my uncle was so upset and came running after me to get me back to the car.I was young then and I wanted to see the bears up close but the nother had her clubs with her and was indeed a dangereous situation.Wished I got a picture of them but he was too upset by that time.But the memories are still alive!Glad you got the opportunity and the picture what a picture!Thanks for sharing! Love Nancy

Alandra from Canada on Sep 23, 2004 at 7:20 PM said:

you mean you wouldn't do that, Steve? LOL. well, I survived to tell the tale, right, - and am not "pickin' my nose with my elbow" as my dear old dad wuld have said LOL

Nope, I'm so proud I didn't turn and run.

steve s from new jersey on Sep 23, 2004 at 3:16 PM said:

i deceided to do some looking and commenting---

YOUR NUTS!!!!!

nice composition thou---

Amy from Wisconsin on Aug 31, 2004 at 11:00 AM said:

GREAT picture. I'd never have the nerve, but can easily imagine myself praying despartley while my boys and husband each have a turn at feeding the bear!

Pam F from West Valley.UT on Aug 30, 2004 at 10:19 PM said:

Don't think you would be allowed to do that here! Not these days anyway.

whittler from Maine on Aug 28, 2004 at 9:18 AM said:

Great picture!!!

Kathy Maguire from West Milford, NJ on Aug 25, 2004 at 6:04 PM said:

I think this picture is worth a thousand hits!

Kathy

Zoya from CT USA on Aug 25, 2004 at 11:22 AM said:

Now you got it. Very well done. Z

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