Black Bears in Grand Teton National Park

Eating Habits of Black Bears in Grand Teton National Park

Black Bears in Grand Teton National Park

Springtime is a great season to find wildlife in Grand Teton National Park, especially bears, because they come out of hibernation with not only an empty belly, but also a low fat percentage. As a result, they’re hungry and they’re going to eat anything they can find. Grizzly bears will dig up the ground in search of roots, while black bears will eat grass right out of the ground, which is what these cubs were doing with their mother when I happened upon them.… Keep reading...

Black Bear Cub Up a Tree

Black Bear Cub Up a Tree in Grand Teton National Park

Black Bear Cub Up a Tree

Spring is definitely in full swing! The last two days have been particularly exciting for me as I’ve begun heading up into Grand Teton National Park a bit more and the young wildlife has begun springing up! In addition to this black bear cub found near the Signal Mountain Lodge, I also found my first bison calf near the Gros Ventre Campground the day before on my way back from discovering that the same great-horned owl from last year I got shots of is most likely sitting on new eggs.… Keep reading...

Black Bear Cub Eating Berries

Black Bear Cub Up a Tree Eating Berries

Black Bear Cub Eating Berries

Another shot from the other day with the bears along Moose-Wilson Road in Grand Teton National Park. One of the two cubs was a little more ambitious than the others and would repeatedly climb up a small tree of river hawthorn berries to get a better angle when the mother wasn’t pulling the branches down.… Keep reading...

Black Bear Cub Standing

Black Bear Cub Standing Upright

Black Bear Cub Standing

One of my favorite shots of the bears has to be this one of a black bear cub and sow standing up. The other day I met up with some other local photographer friends who were patiently waiting for the bears to make yet another return along Moose-Wilson Road in Grand Teton National Park.… Keep reading...

Grizzly Bear and Three Cubs

Grizzly Bear 399 and Cubs in Grand Teton National Park

Grizzly Bear and Three Cubs

This is the famous Grizzly Bear #399 of Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. She’s here with her three cubs that she chased away to get them to go on their own just a month later. The entire Jackson Hole area has become quite fond of this particular grizzly bear for successfully raising all three cubs quite often in plain sight of visitors and locals.… Keep reading...