I was enjoying a morning read on the couch at 8:15 when I heard a crash. Boo-Boo was back and he was hungry. This younger Black Bear (a yearling?) proceeded to attack my five bird feeders. As always, suet is the favorite. Apparently this bear is part of a Minnesota DNR research study as it has two ear tags (#108 and #109). I have submitted the sighting to the DNR. In total the bear was with me for about ten minutes. I was watching from about 15 yards away … at my window seat in my living room. Other than the suet feeder, everything looks quite repairable.
I did some editing to remove the ear tags in the photographs. I have provided one image at the end of the post with the tags still included.
Boo-Boo the Black Bear Visits Amity Creek (video link for email subscribers)
And the still images of my morning visitor …
With the tags …
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I heard Yogi say “heeey, Boo Boo!” in my head – love it! Glad you got those pics, they’re such cool animals (and even cooler at a safe distance)
gosh- those tags are big. we’ve had a young bear a few times in our yard this spring , but no tags. he/she visited the neighbors’ yards as well. thanks for the pictures
Those tags are enormous! Nice pics.
Looks like a tagged repeat offender.
PS I have the same “Squirrel Buster” suet feeder – works well for squirrels but clearly no match for a bear (and not cheap to replace!)
Agreed. Squirrel proof … Yes. Bear proof … No!
Are you sure it’s not a female (since she’s wearing bilateral earrings?)
LOL! Actually I think the bear may be a female, but I liked the reference to Yogi and Boo-Boo
Look at those claws! Thanks for the images and video!