Mom Grizzly and One Twin

Vickie Emms

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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Mom Grizzly and One Twin by Vickie Emms
Mom Grizzly and One Twin by Vickie Emms
  • Chris Clark

    Chris Clark

    gorgeous natural capture Vickie

  • Vickie Emms replied

    thank you Chris,,,,,,,

  • Blair Wainman

    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

    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

    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

    dougie1page2

    wonderful vickie!

  • Vickie Emms replied

    another Dougie? Oh no!,,,,,,,,just kidding, thanks my friend.

  • RickF

    RickF

    Great capture!

  • Vickie Emms replied

    thanks very much Rick

  • Virginia N. Fred

    Virginia N. Fred

    Awesome capture Vickie, the clarity is amazing, well done…gina

  • Vickie Emms replied

    thank you very much Gina,,,,,

  • skieslimit

    skieslimit

    Excellent capture,well done!!!

  • Vickie Emms replied

    thanks so much for your lovely comment

  • Deborah  Benoit

    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

    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  IPA

    Heather Rivet...

    well done

  • Vickie Emms replied

    thank you so much Heather

  • Lois  Bryan

    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

    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

    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

    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

    PaulAlbert

    OH How I hate to hear the butt word, but if your safe , sound and healthy that’s a bute ! paul

  • Gene Praag

    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

    dougie1page2

    not another vickie! same bloody one !!! lol,.

  • Vickie Emms replied

    I know,,,,,,,,lol

  • PrairieRose

    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

    Debbie Roelle

    Amazing capture wonderful image

  • Vickie Emms replied

    thank you very much Debbie

  • HOWARD S. TAYLOR

    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

    SandyK

    Wow Vicky this is a fantastic capture!!

  • Vickie Emms replied

    thank you Sandy, sorry I didn’t see this till tonight

  • Gail Bridger

    Gail Bridger

    Wow is right, it’s just fabulous!!

  • Vickie Emms replied

    thank you Gail, and for the favorites too

  • Magnum1975

    Magnum1975

    Amazing shots Vickie. Well done.

  • Vickie Emms replied

    thank you so much, just back from Alaska, so I have a few :-))

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