Mom Grizzly and One Twin
Featured in Bears of the World – December 24, 2009
This mother grizzly bear and her twin cubs were photographed near Liard Hot Springs, British Columbia, Canada, July 2, 2009. 

Taken with Canon Rebel XTi
1/400 sec.
247mm with Sigma 150-500mm lens
F7.1
ISO 400
This secondary photo is the other twin. Taken with Canon EOS 50D. It seemed to be waving at all the photographers as mom wandered back into the bush, and said, “Bye, all!”
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Chris Clark
gorgeous natural capture Vickie
Vickie Emms replied
thank you Chris,,,,,,,
Blair Wainman
Wow!!! What a thrill that must have been!! Awesome capture Vickie!!!
Vickie Emms replied
thank you Blair, yes it sure was, I had hoped to see Grizzlies and I wasn’t disappointed. I see I forgot to add the cute other twin waving at us, must fix that :-))
BigD
Risky capture, Vickie
Vickie Emms replied
thank you BigD,,,,,,,,no this was good, she didn’t care. I used the window, lol
Blair Wainman
Oh my goodness, that is even more incredible!!! Bring on the rest of them!!
Vickie Emms replied
lol,,,,,,,,thanks Blair, I’m doing my best :-)))
dougie1page2
wonderful vickie!
Vickie Emms replied
another Dougie? Oh no!,,,,,,,,just kidding, thanks my friend.
RickF
Great capture!
Vickie Emms replied
thanks very much Rick
Virginia N. Fred
Awesome capture Vickie, the clarity is amazing, well done…gina
Vickie Emms replied
thank you very much Gina,,,,,
skieslimit
Excellent capture,well done!!!
Vickie Emms replied
thanks so much for your lovely comment
Deborah Benoit
Fabulous Vickie!!! Must have been a thrill for you.
Vickie Emms replied
thank you so much Deb! Sure was, and there are more coming!
TingyWende
Oh these are killer good! Wow…how lucky were you to see them?!!
Vickie Emms replied
thank you Tammy, and thank you SO much for purchasing the card, what a total thrill that was tonight :-)))
Heather Rivet...
well done
Vickie Emms replied
thank you so much Heather
Lois Bryan
OH VICKIE!!!!!! WOWOWOOWOWOOWW!!!!! What a fantastic image, sweetie!!!! WHEEEE!!!! How exciting!!!!!!!
Vickie Emms replied
thank you my dear Lois,,,,,,,,,,so glad you like them,,,,,,,very exciting is right!
Stan Wojtaszek
Nice work, Vickie. What a way to start the trip !!
At 247 mm, that’s about as close as I’d want to be. :)
Nice to see you back, btw.
Vickie Emms replied
thank you Stan,,,,,,,,any closer was too big ,,,,,,,, love the camera
Bluenorther
Oh WOW Sis. What a fabulous capture. This one is a winner for sure. An instant fav. I can’t wait to see more. :>)) Leslie
Vickie Emms replied
thank you sis,,,,,,,,,,more will come soon – I promise xo
PaulAlbert
Hi There ! Welcome back, thanks for the prelude, to the best dam experience of a lifetime, glad you found all the peanut shells comming back, feed me I’m hungry say’s the grizzly ! Smiles !
Vickie Emms replied
Hiya Paul,,,,,,,,well this is one of a few I will have to show you, this trip was sure worth it, even tho we had to cut off a week due to bad road and truck problems,,,,,,,,,but got lots of photos anyway!
PaulAlbert
OH How I hate to hear the butt word, but if your safe , sound and healthy that’s a bute ! paul
Gene Praag
How cool is this…..What a great experience for you to see and be able to capture!
Vickie Emms replied
thank you so much Gene, yes it was a great experience and not only once,,,,,,,,,just got back from an Alaska trip :-))
dougie1page2
not another vickie! same bloody one !!! lol,.
Vickie Emms replied
I know,,,,,,,,lol
PrairieRose
AWESOME shot Vickie!!
I hope you were in the car…....... (wink wink) :)))))
Vickie Emms replied
thank you hon, if I was out, wasn’t too far from it, hahaha. No, I was inside shooting out the window of course.
Debbie Roelle
Amazing capture wonderful image
Vickie Emms replied
thank you very much Debbie
HOWARD S. TAYLOR
NICE SHOT!!! HOW CLOSE WERE YOU?????
Vickie Emms replied
thank you Howard. I was very close I would say, she was across a ditch along the highway, but very unconcerned with the photographers getting their shots. I used a 500mm lens at 247mm, so any closer was too close!
SandyK
Wow Vicky this is a fantastic capture!!
Vickie Emms replied
thank you Sandy, sorry I didn’t see this till tonight
Gail Bridger
Wow is right, it’s just fabulous!!
Vickie Emms replied
thank you Gail, and for the favorites too
Magnum1975
Amazing shots Vickie. Well done.
Vickie Emms replied
thank you so much, just back from Alaska, so I have a few :-))