tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post4307196417808460524..comments2024-02-27T11:26:39.655-07:00Comments on Southern Rockies Nature Blog: The Siamese BearChas S. Cliftonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00923547685265741325noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post-28875623092997464772010-07-07T20:47:04.894-06:002010-07-07T20:47:04.894-06:00just to the northwest of you i saw a honey colored...just to the northwest of you i saw a honey colored bear. i've seen a lot of different colored black bears in the wet mountains.jasonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post-27227239717628318792010-07-04T13:38:32.337-06:002010-07-04T13:38:32.337-06:00Just a little ways south of you all we've seen...Just a little ways south of you all we've seen several bears with that blond coat and dark legs and face. Cinnamon-I've only seen one in that phase. Great photos even without your long lens.mdmnmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00191436711956580423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post-16751843285361844912010-07-02T16:59:08.179-06:002010-07-02T16:59:08.179-06:00So much for the moniker "black bear"!
I...So much for the moniker "black bear"!<br /><br />I wish I had a long lens. I might get a great shot of one of the neighborhood vultures. Or maybe the hen pheasant who's tenaciously surviving in our suburban neighborhod.Holly Heyserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03134909592916671876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post-69634708234824307912010-07-02T16:29:32.438-06:002010-07-02T16:29:32.438-06:00Oh my word! "Ursus Amazing! This would be one...Oh my word! "Ursus Amazing! This would be one of those "shot of a lifetime" moments for me. If I could stand there and take the picture that is. Very impressive.Coloradocastershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09119352004897572752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post-27344895879097359972010-07-02T16:07:30.476-06:002010-07-02T16:07:30.476-06:00This site says, "In western states that have ...<a href="http://www.bear.org/website/bear-pages/black-bear/black-bear-facts/basic-bear-facts/16-black-bear-color-phases.html" rel="nofollow">This site</a> says, "In western states that have mountain meadows and open park-like forests, over half the black bears (Ursus americanus cinnamomum) are brown, cinnamon, or blond."<br /><br />I have seen plenty of cinnamon bears, but never such a blond one.Chas S. Cliftonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00923547685265741325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post-34508217703174239252010-07-02T13:46:18.447-06:002010-07-02T13:46:18.447-06:00He looks to me like he's molting out and comin...He looks to me like he's molting out and coming in darker with the new coat.<br /><br />Sometimes animals that are sick will have their coats wash out, and then when they recover the new coat comes back darker and shinier.Heather Houlahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13891198124130533198noreply@blogger.com