A Couple From Tonight

[Dean_Gretsch]

1 Firefly

2 Young Black Bear

 

[danbob6151 176]

Interesting shots. I trust you stayed upwind of the young bear.

 

[Dean_Gretsch]

Thanks. I was actually leaving the park after walking my dog and was just driving home when I saw it. It had just turned and was walking away from us.

 

[smoke665]

Here we call them Lightning Bugs. I was just thinking yesterday evening how it would be interesting to capture them lighting up the night. Great shots on both.

 

[Dean_Gretsch]

Thank you. Yeah, I call them lightning bugs also. I was thinking about trying to get some shots too while I was sitting outside watching them this week.

 

[smoke665]

As kids we spent many a summer nights catching them in mason jars.

 

[edsland]

Nice shots, cool looking bear...

 

[Dean_Gretsch]

As kids we spent many a summer nights catching them in mason jars.

I think every kid in the South has done that!

Nice shots, cool looking bear...

Thank you!

In this shot, it looks like it may have 2 tags, one on each ear.

 

[Derrel]

nice bear shot...first one i have ever seen on railroad tracks

 

[Dean_Gretsch]

nice bear shot...first one i have ever seen on railroad tracks

Me too! To the left of the tracks is a busy state highway. To the right is a small lake surrounded by agricultural fields and a park. Behind me lies an urban wildlife sanctuary that he was headed toward when I first saw him. These tracks are seldom used as they are a private power company's property. This is why they seem abandoned.

 

[smoke665]

first one i have ever seen on railroad tracks

You've never seen "Bear Tracks"?

 

[Jeff G]

Nice shots Dean! I really miss lightning bugs, sucks that we don't have them here. I know my wife would love them.