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American Black Bear

American Black Bear

Black bear spotted early evening in the woods near Jasper, Alberta.

Black bear spotted early evening in the woods near Jasper, Alberta.
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Canon PowerShot SX50 HS

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Aperture 56/10 ISO 800 Shutter 1/50 Focal Length 104755/1000

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Sep, 2016

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I was at a safe distance but another shot with zoom revealed two individuals much closer to the bears (there were two but I only got one)!

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