Fresh Clams … Yum!

By Jim | Published November 20, 2013




In yesterday’s post (“Bears on the Beach”), I spoke of the clamming activities that the brown bears of Hallo Bay (Alaska) participate in, during low tides. Today’s post includes a couple of images of brown bears as they clammed the shores of Hallo Bay: Watching a brown bear locate and dig up the razor clams […]

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Bears on the Beach

By Jim | Published November 19, 2013




From my Alaska travels, here are a couple of images of Brown Bears (Ursus arctos) cruising the beaches of Hallo Bay: Why do they travel on the beaches? One reason is that often they are looking for a good place for some low-tide clamming for razor clams. In other instances, they are likely using the […]

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Red Fox

By Jim | Published November 18, 2013




Today’s post features a Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) that was wandering along the beach at Hallo Bay (Alaska) when I was photographing Brown Bears, a few years ago. It is quite common to see red foxes at Hallo Bay, especially in the spring. This beautiful animal was not at all hindered by the presence of […]

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Fun Friday: Trouble Looking to Happen

By Jim | Published November 15, 2013




Uh, oh … here comes trouble! Spring bear cubs are always a joy to watch! With so much energy, they seem to stop playing only to eat or sleep! This trio of spring brown bear cubs was photographed at the Hallo Bay Bear Camp in Alaska, a few years ago. Where’s mom? Well she is […]

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Get A Leg Up

By Jim | Published June 22, 2013




Now, don’t you just want to take this little guy home with you? :o) I photographed this young Brown Bear cub a few years ago during a photography trip to Alaska’s Hallo Bay Bear Camp (Katmai National Park). This young cub’s mom, and a sibling, were beachcombing at low tide, clamming for razor clams. While […]

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New DisneyFilm … A Closer Look

By Jim | Published April 23, 2013




If you saw the preview of the new DisneyFilm bear movie that I posted the other day (“Grab Some Popcorn …”), I’d like to go behind the scenes and share some images and stories of my visit to Hallo Bay Bear Camp, where the new movie is being made. As I mentioned, I was photographing […]

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Get the Popcorn Out … A Sneak Preview!

By Jim | Published April 10, 2013




As you may know, I love to head north to Alaska. And my usual subject is the big, coastal brown bears of Hallo Bay. Late last summer, I was able to spend 6 days at the Hallo Bay camp, photographing the wonderful brown bears here. But what I hadn’t mentioned, was the fact that I […]

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Stalling for Time: Shameless, Self-Promotion

By Jim | Published March 27, 2013




Stalling for some time to get some of my recent Baja images edited and sized for blog posts, I’m going to share another recent project that I’ve been working on (both on the Baja trip and while in bed, after returning home). Towards the end of 2012, I was approached by Glacier National Park (Montana) […]

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

By Jim | Published February 14, 2013




Brown Bear Courtship     HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY!!!  

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Sleepy Time Bears

By Jim | Published February 7, 2013




(This post originally published in October 2010) As I was reviewing images for yesterday’s post of the Brown Bear fight, I ran into a couple of interesting images from that trip to Hallo Bay Wilderness Camp. When the sows with cubs are feeding on fish in the fall, they often will take a nap during […]

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