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Pretty ironic, considering my avatar, but I just saw a BEAR in my backyard! It was stretched out at the foot of the deck steps, eating sunflower seeds! Then it wandered around the yard for a while before coming up on the deck to see if there was anything edible up there.

It was pretty big - a few hundred pounds, I'm guessing. Definitely not a cub. I've seen bears in the area before, but never up close and personal like this.

I tried taking pictures, but without the flash it was too dark. And when I used the flash, all I got was the reflection in the window. This was my thrill for the day!

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I'm glad that you were indoors when Yogi came visiting, Rob.

Edited to add: I can't believe he came up on your deck!! HOLY COW!

WOW! And I get excited when I see the fox that lives somewhere close by run across the cul-de-sac we live on.

I don't need to see a bear

We've had deer in our backyard before. We are in a subdivison too. Kingwood was built in the middle of a forrest, thus its called the Livable Forrest.
We have our share of fat raccoons too. I'm not too sure they know how to find wild food, they don't come out til garbage day and then you better have a good lid on the can or it will be all over the yard!! We have discovered they love our coffee grounds!!

Oh my gosh Rob!!! WOW, up to your deck?!?! Geesh, make yourself at home Mr. Bear! I am sure you are bummed it happened at night and you couldn't capture the picture! You know, we've been hearing that more and more bears are making their way south from the U.P., as opposed to years past. (Not as far south as me, LOL), but 'up north', where you are anyway. Guess you're going to have to be careful whenever you leave your house at night!

Are you sure it wasn't a relative coming to visit?

If I'm ever in your neck of the woods, I'm not ever coming to visit you. No way.

I think it was Odus in a bear outfit. Trying to pull one over on Fife. Yep...thats it.

pamh36 wrote:

Are you sure it wasn't a relative coming to visit?

That is exactly what I was thinking. We don't have bears around here, but we have tons of deer, woodchucks, foxes, turkeys, and those nasty fishers. Man those things are so ugly.

Gin wrote:

I think it was Odus in a bear outfit. Trying to pull one over on Fife. Yep...thats it.

Gin, you're not going to pull one over on fife with that spelling of "Otis"!!

I believe she's been warned on that spelling before, so it's time to pull out the big gun.

Rob wrote:

I believe she's been warned on that spelling before, so it's time to pull out the big gun.

THANKS AMY!

That's how my 3rd cousin's, step-daughter's, niece spelled her raccoon's name! (They live in Arkansas.) SO THERE!


Nice bellybutton by the way.......

Before you know it Rob, there will be a bear reunion in your backyard. You can either join them or run for your life!!!

Gin wrote:

THANKS AMY!

That's how my 3rd cousin's, step-daughter's, niece spelled her raccoon's name! (They live in Arkansas.) SO THERE!


Nice bellybutton by the way.......

No problem Gin.

Rob wrote:

I believe she's been warned on that spelling before, so it's time to pull out the big gun.

Dang. Barney works out.

I sure do. Yesterday I did a jumping jack. The day before that, half a sit-up. You don't get a body like this by sittin' around and twiddlin' your thumbs.

Rob wrote:

I sure do. Yesterday I did a jumping jack. The day before that, half a sit-up. You don't get a body like this by sittin' around and twiddlin' your thumbs.

I sleep safer knowing you're well armed though.