An alaskan brown bear lifts his head from the water after trying to catch a salmon in katmai national park and preserve in Alaska.

Brown Bear Portrait

Alaska, USA

In the summer, brown bears gather in the streams of the backcountry of Alaska to take advantage of the sockeye runs through Katmai National Park and Preserve. These runs are vital to the survival of the bears which must gain enough weight to make it through their long winter hibernation.

Some bears are adept at fishing and spend their time chasing down salmon. Other swim on the surface of the water with their faces submerged engaged in what is called “snorkeling”. This is seen particularly when the density of salmon in the stream decreases. Snorkelers gather dead and dying fish that lie below the surface. This one came up "empty-handed" but posed nicely for a portrait.

Photo © copyright by Dr. Edward Mikol.

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