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Posts: 1,153
Good grief, what kind of rope was this? :crackup:
Apple Dumpling DesignsOh my...can you imagine seeing that beautiful bear in your yard let alone hanging from rope?
Posts: 1,153Oh, I know Shantell...that is one gorgeous bear.
I got this in an email and had to share it with everyone.
nanc.....
Posts: 3,540OMG.... I guess the bird feeder is dual purpose...food *and* entertainment :crackup:
Back Road BearsOur bears drink out of the hummingbird feeders!!! They are lushes!!!
Here's a shot of MISTER Bashful from last year:
Hope this photo doesn't offend anyone... I'll take it off if it does... might give you ideas for making an anatomically correct bear next time! 
ToadBriarOur bears drink out of the hummingbird feeders!!! They are lushes!!!
Here's a shot of MISTER Bashful from last year:
Whoa - ohmy.
Are you sure that's a bear?
I think it's Bigfoot!
Yeah.
Foot. 
:crackup: roflmao
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edited to add,
it just figures that THIS is my 100th post on the board... 
Posts: 3,177Daphne wrote:
Hope this photo doesn't offend anyone... I'll take it off if it does... might give you ideas for making an anatomically correct bear next time!Perhaps an anatomically correct bear..do you mean without the ding a long!! ha.ha...aahhh that's nature for ya!
Mr BASHFULL...mmm, perhaps Mr Casanova!!WOW..how awesome to get a picture like that..or to even be that close to get a photo...so they really do come in your backyards..l'd tell Mr Bashful next time to put a branch over it...ha.ha.ha
Love your photos Nancy...amazing.. actually Daphne, first thought it was someone dressed up!!
ha ha ha ahahahahhah ha aha hahahahha aha........gasp......chuckle chuckle
Very funny Lisa :crackup: :crackup: :crackup:
Whoa - ohmy.
Are you sure that's a bear?
I think it's Bigfoot!Yeah.
Foot.roflmao
edited to add,
it just figures that THIS is my 100th post on the board...
Big Foot!...................ha hahahahha hah ah hah ha ha aha............giggle
O my word you are funny :crackup: :crackup: :crackup: :crackup:
Congrats on you 100th posting 
Daphne this is a fab pic of your MR.BIG.......alias KING DONG........alias MR.BANANA BUNCH..........................ha hahahahahahh haha ha ha :crackup: :crackup: :crackup: :crackup:
I think i have just discovered ANOTHER reason to run like heck if i ever get confronted by a BIG black bear............................................my eyes are watering just thinking about it.
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SORRY Daphne - i will stop now
Penny
(laughing laughing laughing - gasp - snort) :crackup:
BrozZ BearZ:crackup: :crackup: :crackup:
Baird'sBears:crackup: Geez, what's IN that hummingbird feeder?!! :crackup:
Eileen
Jellybelly BearsI've seen this before. So incredible!! Wish we had bears here 
Back Road BearsHere's another photo... mama bear the year before last.
Melanie: Her two cubs had come to visit me a few times before this... once while I was laying on the deck sunning myself... they were no more than 15 feet from me... it was my first close encounter.... I was frozen out of excitement, fear and cursing myself for not having a camera... like I take a camera with me everytime I'm going to lay in the sun in my back yard!
Anyway, figuring mom was close by I didn't move. Eventually the cubs spotted me, we had a little staring contest then they retreated back into the woods where mom must have been watching.
I'm actually more afraid of the moose we have!! They don't see so well, are rather dumb and I expect one to walk right over me and when it's rut season they'll charge you. But the are so cool. I won't bore you with those pictures though! No moose 'privates' to show you! :crackup:
Flying Fur StudiosFunny picture!
Daphne, super cool. I wish I got to see things like that in my backyard..........soo cool
Wild Thyme OriginalsNo moose 'privates' to show you! :crackup:
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I'm not sure I'd WANT to see
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Kim Basta
Wild Thyme Originals
Posts: 3,177There is sooooooo much i want to say about this subject but WON'T
I'm keeping my mouth shut..................
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LuxembearsWow, what great photos! I would love to see a bear in my yard. We have turkeys, deer, red fox, pheasants...not to mention cows...lots of cows.
Isn't it strange how human-like a bear looks when standing up. Daphne, that bear looks so much like a person! If he didn't have so mcuh hair I'd swear it was my husband!
I have plans to make a black bear. They are so beautiful.
Past Time BearsIsn't it strange how human-like a bear looks when standing up. Daphne, that bear looks so much like a person! If he didn't have so mcuh hair I'd swear it was my husband!
I'm not touching that one with a ten foot pole!! :crackup: :crackup: :crackup: :crackup: :crackup:
Posts: 3,177Judi wrote: Isn't it strange how human-like a bear looks when standing up. Daphne, that bear looks so much like a person! If he didn't have so mcuh hair I'd swear it was my husband!
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sorry Judi - could'nt help it :redface:
Back Road BearsYou guys are BAAAAAAAAAAAD!!! :crackup: :crackup:
Lisa, as you'll see in the second photo I posted, there are woods behind that bear.... those woods are 300 acres of conservation land. We live on the outskirts of residential neighborhood in a very rural area. In fact, our house was built on a deer/moose path and they don't fail to remind us of that.
Our road is dirt and every morning when I walk the dogs it's fun to see by foot prints, what animals were out and about in the night. Lots of deer, moose, coyote and turkey.... the turkeys are mating and the males are 'gobbling' constantly... freaks the dogs out! In the winter we see lots of rabbit tracks... so cute. We have 2 pairs of hawks (I've foggotten what kind) nesting behind our house (glad we have good sized dogs!) and a screech owl that I wish would make it's home elsewhere.... he's very vocal. We also have fishercats which I've only heard, not seen. Fox, wildcats, snakes, coons, porcupines... not a summer goes by without a neighborhood dog getting quilled by one or sprayed by a skunk! When we first moved here I was afraid to go out after dark. I'd been a 'city' girl. Now I laugh when I think of what a whimp I'd been! Most all of these animals are more afraid of me than I need to be of them. It's definitely very cool living here.
Now, get your minds out of the gutter ladies....PENNY!!! :P
Judi - yes, that bear does look rather human... kind of scary!! Can't wait to see the black bear you make one day!
PottersHouse BearsDaphne,
I envy you living among all of the animals. We have many deer, rabbits, hawks etc. We are just beginning to see foxes and coyotes, but no bears or moose. I think that is just awesome to have these creatures so close to you.
Newcastle, OntarioHi Daphne,
It is cool to see wildlife in your neighbourhood. When we lived in Deep River, bears were quite often a problem and we lived in town. About every 5 years there would be a bad year for berries etc and their natural food, so they would come to town. There was a ton of greenspace so they could wander into town unseen. One year, my next door neighbour had quite a large garden and also berries and a crabapple tree. I was visiting her with another friend with two pre-school age children. The kids went ahead to the van, and my neighbour and the mum and I were chatting. When mum went to join the kids in the van, there was a large black bear sitting in the middle of the garden, having lunch. It was a scarey predicament, because the kids wanted mum and we were afraid they would come out of the van. We had to wait over 15 minutes for her to mosey on to the next lunch spot. Thankfully the kids stayed in the van. Another bear ended up in the parking lot of the town grocery store! Moose would also wander onto the golf course. They also had a couple of foxes that would steal the golf balls!
Even here in Kemptville, I happened to hear a noise out in my back deck and looked out to see a deer muching on my hanging baskets on the lower deck. The back property goes to the river, and there is a gravel bike path. At one time it was an apple orchard and there are tons of apple trees still here. I think the deer just ate her way into our yard.
hugs,
Brenda
Posts: 8,574We have all the usual-except moose, I would love to see a moose....A friend in Canada has them and says they are humongous....
our bears don't usually stand up for us, not do they come very close to the house- but we leave nothing out to attract them either. i have seen what bears can do to a back door, freezer door, car door....scarry
The deer love our yard....we don't mow the lawn very often....and sometimes an errant rose comes through the fencing where they are kept protected behind....i figure the climbing roses that come through the fence on the deer side are fair game.
Now I am shaking my head and rolling my eyes....you gals! Pen you should have jumped in anyway!
Great stories!
Better piccys
dilu
Thanks for sharing the pics. I was also wondering how strong that rope was.
Daphne,
How neat that you have bears and moose in your backyard! Of course, I love bears, but I also love moose. My mom especially loves them.
Estelles canal bears and Tod Teddiesthank you for those amazing pictures :clap: :clap: :clap:
Posts: 1,153Daphne...this is not about the bears but I have to tell you the boulder in your backyard is worth A LOT of money You must have 'rocks a plenty' where you live. That is such a gorgeous boulder...lucky girl you!!!
nanc.......
Back Road BearsDaphne...this is not about the bears but I have to tell you the boulder in your backyard is worth A LOT of money
nanc.......
OMG!! Nanc, WHERE DO YOU LIVE??? Desert? Honestly, New Hampshire is called The Granite State and it ain't called that for nothin'! We have more granite boulders than one could ever want. In fact, our yard is 6" of soil and underneath is all ROCK!!! I hate it! Makes digging a garden almost impossible and you should have seen us trying to plant bushes! You can't GIVE rock away around here... everybody has too many! We have many large boulders in our yard that the excavation crew gave up on... or thought they'd look attractive right where they are! That one in the picture is a pebble by comparison!
You pay for transportation and you can have all the free rock you want!
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