Several hours ago I took a quick peek at the Brooks Falls webcam in Alaska, the one I mentioned about a week ago. Didn’t see a lot of leaping salmon this time, but I did catch a couple of bears …
(I count 10 11.)
Several hours ago I took a quick peek at the Brooks Falls webcam in Alaska, the one I mentioned about a week ago. Didn’t see a lot of leaping salmon this time, but I did catch a couple of bears …
(I count 10 11.)
Damn! I saw this and got in quick. I thought it said BEER cam 🙁
ROFL. So sorry to disappoint you.
That’s an amazing photo!
It sure took me by surprise. I counted noses three or four times. Makes me wonder how many more might have been just out of sight downstream.
🙂
I just visited at 1:00 PM CST… Not a single soul around! 🙂
Aww, that’s disappointing. Maybe it’s siesta time in Alaska.
I took that screenshot at close to midnight MST. Still haven’t figured out for sure what the daylight hours are for the bears or what time zone they’re in.
Wow…this is a BEAUTY💝
Pretty amazing, isn’t it? I suppose once the salmon run is over, it will calm down quite a bit. But I’m sure enjoying it for now.
Yikes, hope I didn’t jinx it. I just looked — 8 am MST — and there’s not a bear in sight. Some salmon still jumping, and a bunch of ducks (?) trying to swim upstream, but no bears.
Just followed a link and found a page that shows several different camera views, including the above, and shows the local time and temperature when you first land there.
I was looking at the cam yesterday morning which would have been about 3:30 am at the falls and could actually make out the image of a bear standing in the water just below the falls. I was quite surprised. I didn’t realize they would feed on Salmon at night which would indicate they have excellent night vision.
I’d wondered if they kept at it 24/7 or just fed in the morning or whatever. Best they hunt while the hunting is good since the run doesn’t last forever.
I keep thinking what amazing coats they must have if they can stand in that icy water for hours at a time.
Right now there’s a mama bear on the near bank with three cubs. No wonder they feed 24/7.
If I were a salmon, I wouldn’t be jumping in the middle of that hungry bunch either.
Not a happy prospect, that’s for sure. I guess it’s a matter of playing the numbers and trusting to luck.
I just grabbed this screenshot. Unbelievable the number of salmon in the air at any one time. They must have queues waiting for a chance to jump the falls. This was going non-stop.
https://piedtype.files.wordpress.com/2016/07/sillysalmon.jpg
Wow. That is very cool!
Better than TV. Not sure what it will show when the salmon run is over.
Your proximity to so many ursinites can only be a good omen. I’m happy for you; they are majestic creatures in a way.
We have our share of ursine tales (and tails) here in Colorado, but not turnout like this.
In case you didn’t catch it, your bears made the national news last night. Bear cam video showed three cubs being swept over the falls. The mother, who was stalking fish at the time sees what’s happening, makes her way down the falls and downstream and rescues the three cubs from the water. Pretty cool… 🙂
Oh no, I missed that. I’ve been watching that family off and on for several weeks because the cubs are so cute and I think it’s a bit unusual for a mom to have three. I’ve been worried that the third cub, notably smaller than the others, might not survive, but so far he seems to be doing fine. Mom’s been very attentive.
Here’s a fairly good link to the video of you haven’t found it….
Thank you! What a great mom. She really hustled to get to them.