Warsaw zoo has a bear enclosure facing onto a public street. This chap is a “rescued” bear now able to live peacefully – you can catch a glimpse of him and say hello as you rattle past on the tram…

Featured in:
Colour Me a Rainbow (brown), 16/04/09
The 500 to 5000 Viewings Group, 08/12/09
Photography Challenge Group, 08/10/10
British Artists Group, 17/12/10
Canon Vs Nikon, 23/12/10
Amazing Challenge Entertainment, 14/02/11
JPG Cast-Offs, 19/04/11
The CatRaven Challenge, 29/04/11
One, Two, Three…, 28/06/11
Scavenger Hunt, 04/12/11

Challenge wins and top three placings:
1st, Mood & Ambience, Lions & tigers & bears… Oh my! Jun 09
1st, Animal Photography, Your best bear shot, Feb 10
1st, The CatRaven Challenge, Unhappy animal, Dec 10
1st, The CatRaven Challenge, And bears… oh my!, Apr 11
2nd, You’re Accepted, What did you see at the zoo? May 09
2nd, Shutterbugs, Zoo creatures, Feb 12
3rd, Animal Portraits Group, Your best zoo animal shot, Apr 09
3rd, Bears of the World, Avatar challenge, Apr 09
3rd, Mood & Ambience, Bears, May 10
3rd, JPG Cast-Offs, Best of: animals, Apr 11
3rd, The Addicted Photographer, “Bear” necessities, Aug 11
3rd, Bubbling Artists, Animal challenge, Aug 11
3rd, Cee’s Fun Nikon Group, Nikon – the colour brown, Sep 11

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(ref. 8888, 07/2008, Nikon D70s, Sigma 70-300)