Lazy Days of Summer

“Lazy Days of Summer”

Judy Royal Glenn Photography

A friend and I went to Cades Cove, Tennessee to photograph black bears. We had a pretty good day, and the day got even better when we found a bear in the field. It was meandering around and came very close to the road to eat some leaves.

The bear looked up the tree a few times. I told my friend that it was going to climb the tree. Sure enough, she scampered up, and we found out that she was a mama bear. Her cubs were above her sleeping while she enjoyed a quick nap in the tree. 

Needless to say, we had a wonderful time photographing the mama bear and the cubs. What a way to end the day! 

Location: Cades Cove, Tennessee in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park

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Location: Cades Cove, Tennessee in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Shred to Pieces

“Shred to Pieces”

Judy Royal Glenn Photography

I watched this mamma black bear and her cubs for hours and hours while I was in Cades Cove, Tennessee. 

She and her cubs caused quite a large audience. A camera crew even filmed her for a documentary. 

She “treed” her cubs which seemed like for hours as she foraged. Treed means she told her cubs which tree to climb and stay in until she called them down.

She put on quite a show. While she was foraging, she walked to the road and took a drink, sat down and munched on a sapling, took a small siesta, let her babies play in an open field, but one of my favorite things was watching her shred a tree to pieces. She stood on her hind legs and began tearing the tree apart to find the grubs. 

It as a wonderful day with many great memories!

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Location: Cades Cove, Tennessee in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park