Brooks Falls Gallery

A selection of Brown Bear pictures taken from the Brooks Falls and Riffles viewing platforms.

Here we see the largest male brown bears fishing in the salmon rich Brooks River. Male bears gather in large numbers during the salmon run when food is plentiful. They adopt various fishing techniques. The popular one for us humans is waiting to catch a salmon as it leaps. This requires two things; technique and  being in the best position. Deciding who is dominant and who is subservient leads to the occasional bear fight. Mom's will bring cubs up to the falls to feed but they are very wary of the male bears.

Brown Bear cub standing on back legs in long grass
Cute or what?		 Male Brown Bear in the jacuzzi at Brooks Falls
Don't tell the others		 Male Brown Bear balancing a salmon on his paw
Neat trick!		 Male Brown Bear with salmon leaping
Decisions
Two male Brown Bears fighting
Steal my salmon		 Two male Brown Bears fighting whilst salmon catch is stolen by a third
It's mine!		 Male Brown Bears, in close proximity to each other, fishing
It's in there somewhere		 Male Brown Bear waiting for salmon to leap
Concentration
Young Brown Bear jumping on salmon at the Riffles
Stealth approach		 Two Brown Bear cubs keeping lookout in long grass
Where?		 Jessica (I made that up) fishing on Brooks Falls
Mom knows best		 Grizzly Bears salmon fishing at Brooks Falls
Extreme fishing