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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsBlack Bear Goes for a Swim in Koi Pond
I'm surprised he didn't indulge in some sushi, lol. Lucky fishies!
Wingus Dingus
(8,054 posts)Abolishinist
(1,301 posts)The property where my house resides backs up to is a dense wooded, 800 acres which was previously owned by AT&T. It has a five story, nuclear-proof building underground that was a global microwave communications center during the cold war. After the Berlin wall fell and the Soviet Union crashed, AT&T had no further use for this property.
The 16 acres where the building was had been subdivided and sold to a company that did data storage for many clients. The rest of the land was purchased by the township and left as it was to be a park with a few hiking trails. Over 20 species of mammals from tiny mice to large black bears reside in the park behind my house. I have a 5K gallon koi pond in the back of my property and it has become a water hole for many animals: deer, raccoons, groundhogs, foxes, eastern coyote and a few others.
Being a photographer since I was a kid at age 11, (now 76) I have some of the finest photo equipment in production. I have a game camera that is motion sensitive which will capture day or night activity at the pond. Since this camera only will take a 30 second video clip, I needed to edit all the clips for this video. This bear has destroyed my pond several times, but it is darn cute. Recently, it had a cub with it. They raided my bird feeder, then took a swim. I only got the seed feed and not the swim.
blueknight73
(295 posts)If you don't mind saying. We have Black Bears galore here in Western N.C.
Abolishinist
(1,301 posts)I went to the YouTube site to watch this, then hit the "SHOW MORE" icon or whatever these are called. I then posted the extended comments. It says this occurred on August 15, 2021 / Flanders, New Jersey, USA.
This sounds like an incredible place!
blueknight73
(295 posts)I was just wondering
Sky Jewels
(7,111 posts)I always have the urge to give them big bear hugs, although I'm guessing that's not the wisest impulse.
hunter
(38,317 posts)Hello. I'm just a bear, being a bear. Here's a pond, I'll take a swim.
CTyankee
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