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Lions, (no Tigers) and Bears, Oh my



We came home from a weekend at Steamboat Springs yesterday. It seems the bears had a picnic under the pine tree in our front yard. My neighbor snapped this pic of the diners before they came to our house (restaurant?) . There were hamburger wrappers, napkins, and paper cups with straws all around. I didn't know bears used straws. They even left their own 'calling cards' in the lawn and driveway.  We have had a momma bear and 2 cubs in the neighborhood for about 3 weeks now. 
Yes they are wild and yes they (she) is potentially dangerous, but not nearly as frightening as this visitor we had about 15 years ago.
That's our house on the other side of the fence. At the time, our other neighbor had some ceramic deer statues in his yard and the lion decided to investigate.












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  1. Far Side of FiftySeptember 23, 2019 at 9:44 PM

    Scary visitor! We had a bear visit last year not yet this year. I bet you had a fun time away!

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    1. A Percussionist's NotebookSeptember 24, 2019 at 8:11 AM

      Thank you for the visit. Sadly last night we found out that the momma bear was put down by the Wildlife Dept. The cubs were tranquilized and removed.

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