We had an uninvited visitor for supper the other evening! Bears are common around our part of the neighborhood, but Iāve never seen one actually step upon our porch before.
This is one reason we never leave stinky trash outdoors in a trash barrel, or hang bird feeders this time of year.
He mustāve smelled the cookies I was baking even though the windows were closed. š
He was polite enough, as he left when my husband tapped on the window.
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OMG and wow! That bear visit is awesome and scary at the same time!! Bears here make similar visits in an area just south of our city center, but not for us ā¦ so far!
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Bears are unpredictable critters, it’s one of the few animals that frighten me. On a good day, they walk away from noisy people, but you never know when they’re having a bad day…
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I would love this!
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I would love to send him your way! š
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That must have been quite the surprise! Glad to hear he was easily scared off.
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Yes it was surprising, and a bit frightening to think about how it could have turned out differently, if one of us had been outside, or in it’s path… Thankfully he politely left.
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Wow, that’s pretty amazing! I would have loved to see him as long as, like you, I was safe indoors š
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They are definitely interesting creatures. The way he stood up, reached out a paw and carefully peeked into my hanging flower pots, made it seem as if he didn’t want to cause any trouble, he was just hungry. š Still I’m so glad we were indoors and he politely left.
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How exciting! We live on the outskirts of a medium sized city and still don’t put stinky trash out til the morning of trash collection day, cause coyotes… and you never know what else.
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It certainly exciting. The scary thing is a few days later, we found bear paw prints and nose smudges on our front door.
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Wow!
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Oh, my, that’s a tad to close for comfort. I have a draft post written about bears in southern Minnesota, which is unusual, although becoming more common in recent years.
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I’ll be interested to read your post on bears in your area. I have both a fear of bears, and feel bad for them because their habitat is shrinking and they’re having a harder time finding food.
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Fun to watch from inside the house, but I don’t want to run into one outside! Glad he wandered off, and I hope you don’t see him again.
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Unfortunately I did see him again. Yesterday I was riding my motorcycle, when the bear crossed the road about 3 car lengths in front of me. I stopped, hoping he wouldn’t come my way. He side-eyed me but went across the road, and then put his arm up against a tree like he was just going to relax there until I went by.
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This made me smile, but had I been in your shoes (or on your bike) I would’ve been afraid!
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