Ferdinand ;)

Ferdinand ;)

I've met him on a touristy path in Bucegi Mountains - Romania. He was very calm and cooperative from photographic point of view
adygaz
on Dec 15, 2008 11:45 am
Image Type(s): Wildlife
Image ID: 472292

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imzadi

imzadi - Dec 16, 2008 12:34 pm - Voted 10/10

NICE shot

May I ask, as a new hiker and one who is very...well...respectful of these giants...what kind of bear this is?

I know I need to get out more...and be less of a chicken when it comes to bears (and wolves and coyotes and mountain lions and...well, you get the point). Heck, I'd rather do a nice steap climb over a knife's edge that meet one of these creatures!

But, boy aren't they majestic!

yatsek

yatsek - Dec 16, 2008 2:07 pm - Voted 10/10

Re: NICE shot

This is the brown bear - not necessarily brown in color - Ursus arctos arctos, something between the grizzly and the baribal in terms of how dangerous it can be, probably closer to the baribal:) but I don't know enough about US bears to vouch for that (see Adygaz's reply to my question about the number of accidents)

Deltaoperator17

Deltaoperator17 - Dec 16, 2008 1:01 pm - Voted 10/10

Very Nice

That is a nice friend to have.

Cheers,

Steve

adygaz

adygaz - Dec 17, 2008 1:18 am - Hasn't voted

Re: Very Nice

:)))
Maybe when he is sleeping.
Thank you Steve!

cgrisha

cgrisha - Dec 16, 2008 2:36 pm - Voted 10/10

poza faina

foarte faina poza, chiar imi plac mult pozele tale.

adygaz

adygaz - Dec 17, 2008 1:23 am - Hasn't voted

Re: poza faina

Merci fain de tot!
Cate odata chiar am noroc cu carul.
M-am uitat pe profilul tau. Apoi ai multi munti la activ.
Nu pot sa-ti urez decat Keep on. Iar pentru ca vin sarbatorile, iti doresc un Craciun frumos si un an nou plin de reusite.
Poate ne intersectam si noi pe undeva la anu'...

turistoalpinista

turistoalpinista - Dec 16, 2008 2:56 pm - Hasn't voted

Distance?

Hi, I don't know if somebody has already asked you but I wonder how far away the bear was. thanks a lot.
MIchal

adygaz

adygaz - Dec 17, 2008 1:28 am - Hasn't voted

Re: Distance?

Well MIchal, the smallest distance was about 25 meters. But as I said before, Fernando was very calm and cooperative :)

justahiker

justahiker - Dec 16, 2008 4:06 pm - Voted 10/10

Fantastic!!

Magnificent photo and beautiful animal!!

adygaz

adygaz - Dec 17, 2008 1:31 am - Hasn't voted

Re: Fantastic!!

Thank you very much!
I thank you also from Fernando behalf ;)

Anya Jingle

Anya Jingle - Dec 16, 2008 10:16 pm - Voted 10/10

Phenomenal!

Congratulations on such an amazing photograph. Would you mind attaching it to the Wildlife album?
Greetings,
Anya

adygaz

adygaz - Dec 17, 2008 1:33 am - Hasn't voted

Re: Phenomenal!

Anya, thank you a lot!
I will attach the photo to this album.

ClaireJ

ClaireJ - Dec 23, 2008 4:19 pm - Hasn't voted

Irresistible

Ferdi looks awfully sweet with his fur face next to the fleur. Thank you for sharing it!

adygaz

adygaz - Dec 24, 2008 3:27 am - Hasn't voted

Re: Irresistible

Thank you Claire. I guess, right now he's preparing for a long long Christmas sleep. I hope :)
I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year with a lot of new mountains in your portfolio.

Luciano136

Luciano136 - Dec 24, 2008 3:01 pm - Voted 10/10

Wowow!


Great shot!!! Is this high zoom or were you really close?

adygaz

adygaz - Dec 25, 2008 5:18 am - Hasn't voted

Re: Wowow!

Thanks Luciano!
The distance was about 25 meters (82 ft).

brycecapades - Sep 5, 2009 9:51 am - Hasn't voted

Question

Hello,

I plan on hiking the Bucegi in early-October. What should one do when encountering a Brown Bear. Most of my encounters have been with Grizzly. Is there a different method?

Bryce

adygaz

adygaz - Sep 29, 2009 4:17 am - Hasn't voted

Re: Question

We already chat via e-mail. Have a good trip in Romanian mountains :)
See you in Bucharest.

p-mike

p-mike - Sep 29, 2009 6:52 am - Voted 10/10

Fantastic!

Congratulations for this amazing photo! Thanks for it.
Ciao Paolo

adygaz

adygaz - Sep 29, 2009 8:01 am - Hasn't voted

Re: Fantastic!

Thank you Paolo. I'm glad you like it.

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