What with all the salmon activity happening down at the creek, it’s no surprise that the bears want in on the action. (Why should the eagles, crows and ravens have all the fun?!) What was surprising was that I never saw a bear at the creek – in fact, I’ve never seen a bear on the trail, period. Up until a week or so ago, that is! And he/she was far from the creek, when I came to a “crossroad” and saw him. (Luckily Bowser was nosing in the brush on the other side of the trail, and didn’t notice the bear.)
Once I realized he was walking away from us, I got out my phone camera to take a few shots (like any good blogger would ๐).
Then we headed on our shaken but merry way, in another direction. Of course (!!!), I had forgotten my bear bell and bear horn for that walk, so I had no choice but to make up a song to sing, to warn that bear or any others of our presence! ๐ ๐ถ
Rock on,
The WB
I think you can officially add Bear Serenade-r to your resume.
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๐ Thank you, Rivergirl ๐
That’s scary. They are beautiful but unpredictable.
I was very happy to watch his chubby behind retreat from my view! Thanks, Kate ๐
So interesting bowser remained unaware! Nice song, Deb. Obviously your bear-scaring song worked since you are hear to tell the story!
Yep! That song and our walking in direct opposition certainly helped ๐. Thanks, Susan ๐
My neighbor often laughs about the bear bells, saying a lot of bear scat has been found with bells in it! I’ve yet to come across a bear in all the time I’ve spent walking in the bush & on rural roads. Yet. I did have a bear come on the deck a few years ago, the closest I’ve ever been to one. Take care & be bear aware.
Thanks, Mona ๐ I haven’t heard about the bells in scat but I have heard of bear spray being referred to as “seasoning” ๐.
Yikes! I’m glad he/she was going away from you and doubly glad Bowser was none the wiser!! I love how he keeps looking back for you in the video โค
Thanks, Sharon ๐ Bowser is very good at keeping an eye on his humans while we’re out together. It’s a Schnauzer trait – all my dogs were like that.
Nice moment
Thank you, Sheree ๐
You didn’t want to put Bowser on a leash or pick him up just to be safe?
I didn’t want to attract the bear’s attention by calling Bowser and leashing him so we just quietly walked in opposite direction to the bear’s walk. Thanks, Dawn ๐
I think I would be half excited and half scared to see a bear on the trail (assuming he/she was walking away). Good thing Bowser was unaware (do you think he’d bark or chase… or is his little pea brain smarter than that?).
Bowser is usually cautious when encountering something “new” on the trail. He stops whatever he is doing and quietly growls. He alerted me to a guy standing still in the deep brush a few weeks ago. I didn’t know what he was growling about until the guy struck a match to light his smoke. Thanks, Janis ๐
God, my heart sank when you wrote that you met a bear on the trail. As bold and brave as Bowser is I suspect if he had seen it too he would have challenged the bear. How lucky you both were!!
I hope that he wouldn’t although that would be a very Schnauzer thing to do! As Bowser has matured he is demonstrating more caution than his younger self ever did. See my reply to Janis. Thanks, Jean ๐