Jim Stocker reports that he had lunch-time visitors this week, and that mom and cub stayed around in his front yard long enough for him to take several photos. You can see that he stayed sensibly inside his porch to take the bears' pictures. (Double click to get a larger look at them--I try not to make pictures too big,for those of you who have slow internet hookups.)
The pair look so perfect that they almost seem to be cardboard cut-outs, don't they?
Bill and Jeanne Huemann also report bear evidence at their bird feeders in the last week, but they weren't around to see the visitors. So, keep your eyes open, and your feeders secured, as we definitely have bears in the neighborhood.