Fishing from the Falls: Brown Bear Picture Roundup

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Two bears fish for salmon in Brooks Falls.

A nature photographer in Brooks Falls in autumn.

Encounter Alaska’s big grizzlies on Bears of Brooks Falls: A Picture Professional Expedition. You’ll {photograph} these monumental brown bears within the golden glow of autumn as they congregate in Brooks Falls, gorging themselves on salmon in preparation for his or her lengthy winter’s sleep. This immersive journey is designed with the skilled nature photographer in thoughts. You’ll go to Brooks Falls through the low season when vacationers are few however loads of bears stay and get iconic photographs of wildlife underneath the knowledgeable steering of our Picture Professional Expedition Leaders. Seize exhilarating pictures and construct your portfolio by way of day by day workshops and training in post-processing and enhancing strategies. You’ll go away this in-depth expedition with distinctive images and memorable recollections of your time with the world’s largest coastal grizzlies.

Take pleasure in this roundup of a few of our favourite images of brown bears feasting on the bounty of the summer season salmon runs, taken by Nat Hab vacationers and guides in Brooks Falls and Katmai Nationwide Park.

Brown bear catches a salmon as its eggs go flying in Alaska.

Red-legged gulls are often found waiting for brown bears to catch salmon and later will eat the scraps.

Purple-legged gulls are sometimes discovered ready for brown bears to catch salmon and later will eat the scraps. © Justin R. Gibson

A perfectly-timed shot of a salmon entering the mouth of a brown bear in Alaska.

A superbly-timed shot. © John Baston

A cub delights in his catch of the day. © Lisa Wakida

A grizzly bear catches a salmon from Brooks Falls.

A brown bear shakes off water droplets after a day of fishing. © Jennifer Fogle Smith

Salmon isn't the only seafood giant grizzlies feast on—bears also dig for razor, butter and steamer clams in the tidal flats.

Salmon isn’t the one sea delicacy big grizzlies feast on—bears additionally dig for razor, butter and steamer clams within the tidal flats. © Bruce Faanes

A brown bear in Alaska snatches a salmon from a rushing river.

Bear claws in the rushing falls create a fascinating focal point.

Bear claws within the dashing falls create an enchanting focus. © Drew Hamilton

One in every of our most seasoned guides, Brad Josephs, is knowledgeable nature photographer and extremely educated naturalist who leads Bears of Brooks Falls: A Picture Professional Expedition. Specializing in bear biology and ecology, he has an intimate information of grizzlies and has many years of expertise guiding vacationers by way of coastal Alaska to come across these fascinating creatures. Beneath is a choice of pictures Brad has taken through the years of brown bears as they seize spawning salmon from the falls and feed in coastal waters.

Nature photographers are in for a treat on Bears of Brooks Falls: A Photo Pro Expedition.

An Alaskan brown bear in the fiery glow of sunset.

An Alaskan brown bear within the fiery gentle of daybreak. © Brad Josephs

An iconic wildlife shot on Bears of Brooks Falls: A Photo Pro Expedition

Sunrise and sunset create ideal lighting conditions for nature photography.

Dawn and sundown create ideally suited lighting situations for nature images. © Brad Josephs

The competition is fierce as two males attempt to capture a succulent salmon.

The competitors is fierce as two males try and seize a succulent salmon. © Brad Josephs

The captivating stare of a bear in Brooks Falls.

The fascinating stare of a bear in Brooks Falls. © Brad Josephs

An entrancing wildlife portrait. © Brad Josephs

Flounder often make their way into freshwater to feed on salmon eggs and carcasses during the spawning season. This was likely this cub's first catch!

Flounder typically make their method into freshwater to feed on salmon eggs and carcasses through the spawning season. This was doubtless this cub’s first catch! © Brad Josephs

Black-and-white portrait of a brown bear fishing in Alaska.

Three young bears by a salmon run in Alaska.

A brown bear and Alaskan mountain range is reflected in coastal waters.

A thrilling chance encounter with a bear and a bald eagle.

What can be found at the end of the rainbow? If you're in Alaska, it might be a bear!

Guide and nature traveler pose with a bear in the background on Bears of Brooks Falls: A Photo Pro Expedition.

Anticipating some picture suggestions earlier than your Alaska journey? Make sure to watch Brad’s webinar, Photographing Bear Habits: The Quest for Meals.

In regards to the writer: Emily Goodheart View all posts by Emily Goodheart

Emily is a Content material Advertising and marketing Supervisor at Pure Habitat Adventures with a background in cultural anthropology and wildlife conservation. She has explored greater than 20 international locations, together with Nat Hab journeys to Tanzania and the Arctic, a wildlife-focused hole 12 months in South Africa and Zimbabwe, a Nat Geo pupil images expedition to the Galapagos, and Colorado School programs in Italy and India the place she wrote about foodways and folklore.

adminJanuary 1, 2022

0 10 3 minutes read