"Beary Scary"

This brazen black bear decided to make a visit to the Roney household yesterday. When I first noticed him he was outside my office window on the back patio. I was FREAKED OUT because I had JUST read an article in our daily newspaper about a hiker who was killed by a grizzly bear in Yellowstone. So, after my initial scare, I grabbed my camera. He was constantly on the move, not too fast, but he never stayed in one place but a few seconds.

He decided to head up this aspen tree....there is a bird feeder out on it's limb, but he never even swatted at it or try to go out on the limb...guess he figured he was too big to try.

After coming down out of the tree, he was checking out the yard for more treats...we've got tons of berries in our bushes all over the area he was scouting around. I eventually lost track of the bear and hoped that he would find greener pastures elsewhere.

I'm back!!!!! The bear makes another appearance on the other side of the house several hours later. Here, Kirk is demonstrating WHAT NOT TO DO!

our UN-invited guest

Kirk and I were on a road trip (more on that to come) when we get a "frantic" call from the girls saying that we have a BEAR in our yard. No, he is not a grizzly bear, but a black bear. He's what you would call a cinnamon-colored black bear. A couple of years ago we had a baby bear roaming around, but this is no baby!

He is trying very hard to get at my bird feeders! They are regulated around here to be 12 feet up in the air. Mine are actually way higher than that.

He takes a break and then heads out for another bird feeder.

this is one determined bear

...uh, maybe I shouldn't go out on that limb!