Nosing around the neighborhood trash cans
Knocked over a trashcan and rummaged
Green Ear Tag 162 I believe
Tagged # 162 crossing the Gabrieleno Trail.
Timid, healthy looking brown/black bear. Had green tag in right ear, possibly no. 16 or no. 18.
Bear spotted Simi Valley last night
Coyote approaching a couple with their dog (on leash) and being fed. Also close to a kids play park and a picnic area
She has 2 Cubs. Ruined the bear resistant garbage can. I tried to get her away but she’s not intimidated by car horns or bbs
Female and cub in the foothills of Glendora/La Verne.
Anyone know if there is a way to report bear ID tags? Hopefully the data could help biologists gauge the local bear population.
Turned a corner and saw this bear only a few meters from the path. The bear did not turn away or react immediately when we saw it and when we started making noise; a hiking partner said it left when a hiker with a dog came up the path but I was too busy skedaddling to see. The bear has an ear tag reading number 162.
The second photo was taken without any zoom on my phone camera, if that gives an indication of distance.
An adult and two young seen on Mount Wilson trail going uphill. The adult has a yellow tag on it's left ear, the last digit is 8.
This cat let me hang out in the field with it for 20+ minutes while it was hunting. A few minutes of perfect light happened near the end as it just hung out, and circumstances allowed me to stay hidden behind a structure with it closer than normal as the sun set to get these photos.
I have more pics of these folks than anyone would want to see. They are my regular visitors and sleep about 40 feet up in the big pine near my front door. I do not encourage this in any way, but they are undeterred.
Wow!! Ran across the arroyo about 50 feet in front of me, then watched cautiously from the rocks. Ear tag #162. So awesome to see one of these so close to home!
The Cubs made a sound like purring while nursing
Saw this cub wandering around the other side of the creek while hiking up the Enchanted Forest trail in Frazier Park, CA
At the base, inside a very large tree (est. 6-7' diameter tree) was a mother bear and at least one newborn cub. In the second photo, I circled the mom's snout, where you can also see its nostrils. In the photos after that, are screenshots of a video I took of the bear licking, so you can see the tongue. We did not disturb the bear and kept our distance, and we saw one cat-size bear cub, practically hairless, cross the hole that we were looking into, but we did not get a photo. Newborns are born in Jan/Feb, so this makes sense.
Bear emerged from a ravine 20 feet from us. Teeth look old but the animal appears robust.
beautiful bear tracks
Must be hot. Small bear
Mama and baby bear walking side by side
Neighbors woke to black bear in yard. More here: https://www.claremont-courier.com/articles/news/t11728-bear
Looks like 1 or 2 year old, super cute American black bear. Cinnamon color, very healthy looking and very curious/friendly. Was checking the parked cars and then went picking at a bee hive down near the stream.
Hiking down Bear Canyon we met up with this huge black bear several times. He was on and off the same trail as us for about an hour. Every time we encountered him we would step back with our dogs and let him pass then count to 1,000. He surprised us again by moving off the trail and taking higher ground. He watched us closely as we maneuvered the dogs and ourselves past him. This was the largest bear I’ve ever seen, including those in Alaska, and one of those WOW moments.
Located just a few miles into the mountains above Pasadena, CA.