Yes, that's a bear in my front yard. The one (in my profile pic) is a cub I named Buster. His momma and brother (a yearling), Bruno, were both close by. They come almost daily (sometimes twice in one day) to see if there is any bird seed in the feeder or to turn large rocks for bugs, steal the pears and peaches or check out what's in my garden. Now that spring is here, they should start coming by again...maybe with a new cub or two.

Here's a male, Brutus, having a sunflower seed snack at the same feeder pole. The feeder hangs at just about 6-7 feet off the ground. I have to bring feeders in every night or keep them in for days at a time to discourage the bears. It's not a good idea to feed them.

He was completely unfazed by me being on the screened porch 25' away. They are used to gun shot noises and dogs barking...nothing really scares them.

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