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KelleyMelton

"Curious"

"Curious"

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Canon EOS 5D Mark II

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Aperture 56/10 ISO 3200 Shutter 1/125 Focal Length 400/1

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Sep, 2016

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Your bear pics are wonderful!

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Thank you, Nina!! That means a lot. I have fallen in love with black bears. Each one has unique features and a distinctive personality. I set up for this particular shot while the cub was on the other side of the tree. I was hoping his curiousity would make him come to my side (because of the lighting), and he did!!

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Oh I love this one too! Adorable capture!

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Taken just after a rain shower. This wild cub was always watchful and on alert!

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This little one joined me in the flower garden.

Lovely purple irises...so delicate.

Went to remove an old tree and found this nest under the mulch and grass. The babies were too young to run away. Planted another tree and replaced th

"Caught By Surprize"

What a fun and playful Pup. Her back side strongly resembles a bear cub.

A visit to our local Botanical Gardens.

The bottom sunflower has petals reaching upward. The top flower leans over to shelter and protect...like good friends do. This might represent BFFs, a

These are lilies that I raised.

This eagle maintained constant eye contact with me. Taken in the late evening light.

These black bears were walking across the fallen aspen trees when they stopped to have a seat and take a break. A fun moment!

The second butterfly, on the right, kept zooming in to knock the other butterflies off of their flowers.

This wild black bear was 'ferociously' eating wet grass from the creek bottom. Black bears are 85-90% vegetarians.

While photographing one monarch, another one flew to the same flower. The second butterfly kept fluttering and trying to get up to the center.

An opened milkweed pod with seeds ready to fly!

Wild, male black bear taken just after a rain in Minnesota

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