Two Black Bear Cubs

The other day we were driving in the country and out of the corner of my eye I saw a very large black dog running across a lawn headed straight for my car. I swerved to avoid him and at the last minute he ran back up the hill. Gary said that's not a dog it's a bear. It was an American black bear.

At the same time I looked in my rear view mirror to see another bear cub running across the road behind us. There had been two black bear cubs in the front yard of someone's house and they were apparently running to catch up with their mother who we didn't see. I was amazed at how quickly the bear cub could change directions when he saw my car.


This morning Gary told me he saw on the news about a black bear in Colorado who dragged a dumpster behind a restaurant to tip it over to get the food inside. The news story reminded me of seeing the black bear cubs the other day. Animals are much smarter than we give them credit for I think. I was glad I didn't hit the bear cub. I need one of those bumper stickers which says "I brake for animals and birds". Earlier this week just by braking slightly I avoided hitting a crow which flew in front of my car. Images were borrowed from the net for illustration purposes. Thanks for reading and for all your comments.