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A Surprisingly Common Sight

I grew up in Colorado. Huge mountain ranges, open space and room for the deer and the antelope to play. Who would have guessed that this is the sight I see quite frequently living outside of New York City?

BlackBear

black bear

Yes, you saw that right, it’s a bear and it’s not in a National Park, zoo, or conservation. It’s in my neighborhood. I normally encounter them when it wouldn’t be smart to pull out a phone and snap a picture. This time I was taking my kids to a neighbor’s house to play, so I had the protection of my car to grab a quick picture.

I know from April through November, this is something I will see quite a bit of, but it’s still something I have a hard time wrapping my head around.

black bear

Have you ever come face to face with a wild animal? I would love to know about it!

28 responses to “A Surprisingly Common Sight”

  1. Gabby Avatar
    Gabby

    While camping up here you always have the possibility of running into a bear, mostly it’s just deer though!

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  2. lena_ski Avatar
    lena_ski

    that’s pretty cool coming from South Africa. Poor thing. It’s just hungry.

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  3. The More The Merrier (@klcmaher) Avatar
    The More The Merrier (@klcmaher)

    Living on a farm, with a large back pasture, I run into animals all the time. We’ve seen bobcats, coyotes, dogs, falcons, hawks, vultures, and wild pigs, but never a bear! Be careful not to make them angry, they are not nice!

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  4. Lavende & Lemonade Avatar
    Lavende & Lemonade

    Woah! There are a lot of bears in Sequoia Ntl Park…if you leave as much as a granola bar unattended in the car they’ll find it! But of course we’re in their home so need to respect them.

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  5. Michelle F. Avatar
    Michelle F.

    I live in NYC so I have never came face to face with a wild animal in my neighborhood. Wow great pictures.

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  6. Roch Avatar
    Roch

    Whoa I’ve never seen one in my life. It’s so huge! I wonder if it’s soft – like a doll?

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  7. Bonnie @ wemake7 Avatar
    Bonnie @ wemake7

    I’ve come face to face with a deer but never a bear, yikes! I haven’t even seen a bear in real life before lol.

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  8. aly mashrah Avatar
    aly mashrah

    LOL Oh my gosh, I don’t know what I’d do if I ran across a bear. Probably scream.

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  9. franckxethee Avatar
    franckxethee

    I would have done the same thing since seeing a bear up close is very rare. I wonder what happened to the bear afterwards.

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  10. Shirgie Scf Avatar
    Shirgie Scf

    woooo.. isn’t it dangerous? I don;t think I could freely roam around neighborhood with these wild animals going around.

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  11. Heather Avatar
    Heather

    That is crazy! I live in Arizona where we have Mountain Lions and I’ve yet to see one with my own eyes, I can’t imagine seeing a bear. However I have seen a little black bear in Southern Arizona after camping. Thankfully I was in my car, it was small and were driving away because we had just packed up camp.

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    1. TheMommyAvenger Avatar
      TheMommyAvenger

      We had mountain lions in Colorado, too. I don’t miss those! They are terrifying!

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  12. Rachael Avatar
    Rachael

    That would scare the crap out of me. I would be too scared to let me kids outside to play. Haha

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  13. Rosey Avatar
    Rosey

    Man, I know there are animals out there…we live in Michigan. But I’m so so so glad I don’t see them. I might never let the kdis out to play again, lol.

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  14. Rebecca Swenor Avatar
    Rebecca Swenor

    I see the same think in my neighbors yard about a month or so ago. Your bear is bigger than the one I seen though. There are frighting when they are so close to home.

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  15. Samantha Lee Amberstone Avatar
    Samantha Lee Amberstone

    woww!!! lol just came close to a raccoon and one squirrel this is amazing and scary at the same time

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  16. Ann B (@AnnBac9) Avatar
    Ann B (@AnnBac9)

    I am terrified of bears. I have seen a couple bears up close and they are so large and terrifying.

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  17. Owen's Mom Avatar
    Owen’s Mom

    We have mountain lions and wolves, but not many bears outside of the mountains and wilderness ares.

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  18. d Avatar
    d

    I have never seen a bear in its habitat. It would be fun to see one at a safe distance. Not going through my trash though. That would be a bummer.

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  19. Jenn@born2impress Avatar
    Jenn@born2impress

    Oh my, that is amazing. I have never sen a bear in person and would make me very nervous to be so close, but I would love to!

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  20. Christie Avatar
    Christie

    I would be freaking out! Wow, that’s common?

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  21. Aisha Kristine Chong Avatar
    Aisha Kristine Chong

    Running into a bear is unlikely in my country – but seeing one right there – is amusing for me

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  22. jonathanmcmullen Avatar
    jonathanmcmullen

    To be fair, your neighborhood looks pretty forest-like! I would be terrified to come across one though!

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  23. Liz Mays Avatar
    Liz Mays

    They’re around here but I have yet to spot one. I think it’s because I want to spot one! I only find turtles, lol.

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  24. Asia Models (@asiamodels) Avatar
    Asia Models (@asiamodels)

    that is totally cool! haha I remmeber my first time in australia and first time seeing a kangaroo anywhere hahaha

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  25. Katherine Rose Coronel- Rivera Avatar
    Katherine Rose Coronel- Rivera

    I haven’t face one. We seldom go to zoo and if ever I’ll be facing one, I’ll run immediately and shout!

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  26. Sandy Sandler Avatar
    Sandy Sandler

    I came face to face with a buffalo and it was scary. I wanted to take a photo of it so jumped out of the car. My family yelled me back in. Thanks for sharing your beer sighting.

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  27. Payal Bansal (@TrendsnHealth) Avatar
    Payal Bansal (@TrendsnHealth)

    OMG… that is so scary!!! You didnt thought of running away?? Daring you, that you stayed calm and clicked…

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