Clam Tasting Close-up

Here is a very close-up shot of an adult female coastal brown bear (grizzly) eating a clam at Lake Clark Alaska. The bears make their way out to the mudflats at low tide when they smell the clams. The tides are intense as they rise/fall 17 ft so when it starts coming in you had better get to higher ground.

1/800 sec @ F11, ISO 1600, evaluative metering, +1 exposure compensation, uncropped @ 500mm from Skimmer ground pod.

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This entry was posted on August 21, 2021 by Tim Timmis. It was filed under Bears and was tagged with bear close-up, bear eating clams, bear on mudflats, Canon 1DX Mark III, Canon 500mm F4 IS II, Coastal Brown Bear, Grizzly bears, Lake Clark Alaska, Lake Clark Bears, Lake Clark National Park, Skimmer ground pod, Wimberley II.

2 responses

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   Diane

   Guess they don’t mind sand grit or😝 miss the melted butter, but good choice! Love it! Great photo! Here in New England, steamed and fried clams are in demand ! That grizzly would start many conversations while waiting in the long lines at the local clam shacks!

   August 21, 2021 at 9:18 am
   
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   Tim Timmis

   Thank you very much Diane. Your versions sound much better than mud on the half shell.

   August 22, 2021 at 10:54 am