I’ve often commented in this blog how I live at the edge of the Boreal Forest. The first bridge on “7 Bridges Road” is only 300 yards from the end of my driveway. Once one crosses the bridge, you now are truly in the forest stretching north to the tundra line in Canada. Given my bird feeders, more than just our feathered friends visit my yard!

While hiking next to Amity Creek this morning, I threw on the brakes. 20 yards ahead of me on the trail was this black bear. Apparently the bear was coming downhill as I was hiking up. I quickly pulled out my camera with no time to check settings managed to get this one image.

Eventually I found the bear again and took this short video. (video link for email subscribers)

Finally, guess who were directly above me when I took the video?! Yup! Here are two images I took earlier this morning of one of the owlets. It was a great reunion homecoming!