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Wordless Wednesday ~ BEAR!

Just another Saturday in the neighborhood. Meet one of our neighbors. Wonder how close we are? Keep scrolling…

Bear

Yep! That’s across the street in our neighbor’s yard, and my husband stood at the end of our driveway snapping pictures. Didn’t bother the bear, he laid down for a spell…

Bear

Bear

Bear

UPDATE – All of the comments have me chuckling. It has become so common place to see bears, I forget he might freak people out 🙂 I back up to a wildlife preserve, and he wanders over fairly frequently. He isn’t the only one either, there are several of them. He has never cause a problem other than getting into garbage or breaking into garage refrigerators when garage doors are left open. On this day he wandered over to another neighbor’s open garage and started munching on a bag of pool salt. After 15 mins or so he wandered back into the woods.

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  1. Cat Davis - Food Family Finds says

    August 21, 2012 at 11:34 pm

    OMG I would freak the F out then go take a pic. LOL Did someone come get the bear?

    Reply
    • jen says

      August 22, 2012 at 8:32 am

      LOL! Nope, he lives here. Well near here. We back up to a reserve and he wanders in frequently.

      Reply
  2. Rachel says

    August 22, 2012 at 12:08 am

    HOLY MOLY THAT’S A REAL LIFE BEAR! I always think of black bears as ‘small’ compared to grizzly bears but JIMINY he’s HUGE!!

    Reply
    • jen says

      August 22, 2012 at 8:33 am

      He’s a big guy. My husband guesses 300+ pounds.

      Reply
  3. Marina says

    August 22, 2012 at 3:30 am

    Oh my goodness!! Seriously Jen?

    Atleast your kids can’t say they live in a mundane neighborhood!

    Reply
    • jen says

      August 22, 2012 at 8:33 am

      LOL! Yep. We see wildlife almost everyday. Not something you would expect for the middle of suburbia, but bears, deer, turkey — all the time.

      Reply
  4. Erika @Musings From a Stay At Home Mom says

    August 22, 2012 at 5:31 am

    Wow, that is so close! We get some “bold” bears here in NH on occasion, but I’ve never seen one that close!

    Reply
  5. BusyWorkingMama says

    August 22, 2012 at 5:43 am

    Yikes! Don’t send that sucker our way!

    Reply
  6. Anne - Mommy Has to Work says

    August 22, 2012 at 6:10 am

    Oh My!! Does that happen often? How scary!

    Reply
    • jen says

      August 22, 2012 at 8:34 am

      Yep, he and his pals wander through pretty regularly. Although that was the longest he hung around and chilled. 🙂

      Reply
  7. Rob says

    August 22, 2012 at 6:18 am

    Holy crap that bear is way to close for my comfort. I am not sure how close I would have been able to get but I doubt as close as your husband did. LOL.

    Happy WW!

    Reply
  8. Sara Phillips says

    August 22, 2012 at 6:56 am

    IT’S REAL?!??!? I would NOT have gone outside! He is beautiful, but he needs to go back to his home in the wild!

    Reply
    • jen says

      August 22, 2012 at 8:34 am

      Yep! For real. He wandered back home a little while later. We back up to a reserve, so he likes to come looking for garbage all the time. 🙂

      Reply
  9. Henrietta says

    August 22, 2012 at 7:07 am

    That’s a pretty large bear! I live out in the boonies and still have not seen one in the yard!

    Reply
  10. Liz @ A Nut in a Nutshell says

    August 22, 2012 at 7:23 am

    I wonder why it decided that was the exact spot for a rest. lol

    Reply
  11. carolyn G says

    August 22, 2012 at 7:53 am

    OMG freak out! I would die if there was a bear that huge in my neighborhood!!

    Reply
  12. Onica {MommyFactor} says

    August 22, 2012 at 8:00 am

    Oh my goodness. what is that bear doing touring around town. Hope he left peacefully

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    • jen says

      August 22, 2012 at 8:35 am

      He’s very peaceful, unless you happen to be a bag of garbage! Then he will rip you up and drag you down the street making a big ole mess 🙂

      Reply
  13. Melissa Lawler says

    August 22, 2012 at 8:49 am

    Reminds me of when I was in Kodiak!

    Reply
  14. Dee says

    August 22, 2012 at 8:57 am

    WOW! We live in the woods and have lots of wildlife..but no bears! 🙂

    Reply
  15. Wayne says

    August 22, 2012 at 9:10 am

    Someone had to say it, I hope he had a bear-y good time.

    Reply
  16. Sara Phillips says

    August 22, 2012 at 9:26 am

    Well at least he didn’t wander from too far away. It’s probably really cool to be backed to a reserve, huh?

    Reply
  17. posh says

    August 22, 2012 at 10:28 am

    He’s kinda cute but, I’m not sure what I would do if he showed up on my lawn.

    Have a great WW!
    POSH

    Reply
  18. Beeb Ashcroft says

    August 22, 2012 at 11:08 am

    Oh wow, that is wild, especially that last pic of him just chillin’ in the middle of the street! I have heard of residents in my area (Oregon coast) seeing bears very occasionally, but not with the frequency or as out in the open as yours. And LOL at Wayne and his punny joke! Hahahah!

    Reply
  19. Karen Glatt says

    August 22, 2012 at 11:21 am

    Are you kidding me! I am shocked to see this big bear in your neighbors yard! Wow! I would get scared if I saw a bear in my neighborhood! What amazing pictures to see! I did enjoy reading this story!

    Reply
  20. Kristyn says

    August 22, 2012 at 11:57 am

    That is so crazy! I can’t imagine seeing a bear outside of my house! He does look rather comfortable there 🙂

    Reply
  21. Christy Ann says

    August 22, 2012 at 11:58 am

    Wow that is so cool! These are great pics too!

    Reply
  22. Nicole says

    August 22, 2012 at 12:41 pm

    Wow, that is something else. I have a loss for words!

    Reply
  23. Maryann says

    August 22, 2012 at 1:04 pm

    I’m glad I don’t live where you do, not so much for me, but if my mother ever saw anything like that in my neighborhood she would just about die and then make us move!

    Reply
  24. Jessica Bolin says

    August 22, 2012 at 3:11 pm

    Wow that would be scarry though since I have three kids and my middle one would think it is fun to sneak out to feed them. Found you from Momspotted linky <3

    Reply
  25. Stefani says

    August 22, 2012 at 6:36 pm

    I would FREAK out if I seen a bear. The only time I have seen one like that in your post is at the zoo.

    Reply
  26. Katie says

    August 22, 2012 at 6:56 pm

    aww, he’s so adorable! I’m not sure I’d go up and give him a bear hug, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t look super sweet!

    Reply
  27. Susan says

    August 22, 2012 at 9:43 pm

    You got great pics! I’ve never gotten any that great when he and his buds are wandering through our yard.

    Reply
  28. Crystal says

    August 22, 2012 at 10:00 pm

    Oh my god! He’s amazing to look at, but I don’t think I’d ever leave the house.

    Reply
  29. Jillzy says

    August 23, 2012 at 1:51 pm

    Oh no way! Awesome pictures!!!!

    Reply
  30. Jennifer @ Mom Spotted says

    August 23, 2012 at 7:51 pm

    We have bears too but we keep our distance!

    Reply
  31. Amanda says

    August 24, 2012 at 12:37 pm

    Omg!!! That’s crazy!

    Reply
  32. Melissa says

    August 24, 2012 at 10:31 pm

    Omg… THat is an awesome picture though!

    Reply
  33. Shop with Me Mama says

    August 25, 2012 at 1:13 am

    Those are amazing pictures! What a cutie pie, from afar LOL!

    Reply
  34. Christy Maurer says

    August 31, 2012 at 12:56 pm

    Wow! I would be panicking! He is a big thing isn’t he lol. Great pics.

    Reply

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