Lake Clark

Alaska Brown Bear Lake Clark National Parks Photo of the Day Wildlife

Photo of a Brown Bear Digging For Clams

One of the interesting behaviors of coastal brown bears (Ursus arctos) is their interest in eating razor clams. Negative low tides expose broad tide flats along the Cook Inlet coast. Brown bears are quite tuned to the timing of these low tides and will arrive at the beach shortly before…

Phil CollaAugust 27, 2007

Alaska Brown Bear Lake Clark National Parks Photo of the Day Wildlife

Standing Tall

This coastal brown bear sow caught the scent of an approaching adult male. Nervous for her cubs, who could be attacked by the male, she stands in the deep sedge grass to get a better look around. A brown bear mother (sow) stands in tall sedge grass to look for…

Phil CollaAugust 18, 2007

Alaska Brown Bear Lake Clark National Parks Wildlife

Silver Salmon Creek Lodge, Lake Clark National Park, Alaska

In 2005 I received a recommendation to visit Silver Salmon Creek Lodge to see bears. I already had a trip planned to Brooks Camp so I didn't look into SSCL for a while. A week at Brooks in July 2006, with superb weather, company and bears, helped me to realize…

Phil CollaAugust 16, 2007

Alaska Brown Bear Lake Clark National Parks Photo of the Day Wildlife

Brown Bear Portrait

My goal in July was to shoot portraits of bears. I scheduled my visit before the arrival of salmon so that the bears would be in the meadows eating sedge grass and staging in the area, waiting for salmon to arrive. Next trip will be a bit later to coincide…

Phil CollaAugust 11, 2007

Alaska Brown Bear Lake Clark National Parks Photo of the Day Wildlife

Pretty Young Thing

This young female coastal brown bear (Ursus arctos) was often around when I was visiting Lake Clark National Park in Alaska. We saw her clamming on the tide flats and grazing on sedge grass in the meadows. She is a really good looking bear, with a thick blond coat and…

Phil CollaAugust 10, 2007

Alaska Brown Bear Lake Clark National Parks Photo of the Day Wildlife

Lazy Bear

On my recent trip to photograph coastal brown bears (Ursus arctos) in Lake Clark National Park, I experienced nearly perfect weather for a full week, with just one day of light drizzle and only a few overcast days. About half the time we had full sun, with hardly a cloud…

Phil CollaAugust 4, 2007