The most impressive shot first...))
IGOR Shpilenok, a ranger and photographer, followed the large brown bear as it relaxed, fished and slept among some of the 90 geysers that cover the landscape in Kamarchka peninsula.
The geyser field, known as the Valley of Geysers, is home to some 700 bears and allows people to observe the animals at a close distance.
The bears, who often travel from outside the area, have had no negative encounters with humans, with some even suggesting the bears are harmless if treated with respect from a reasonable distance.
The result of this trusting relationship is Shpilenok's incredible set of photographs showing the animal in it's natural habitat leaving trails between high mountains and feeding grounds across the expansive landscape.
Source & more photos:
- In Pictures: Grizzly bear enjoys steam bath in Russia/Daily Record 02.04.2013
- In Pictures: Grizzly bear enjoys steam bath in Russia/Daily Record 02.04.2013
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der Bären und Vulkane.../12.12.2012
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in Bewegung...Bears in motion.../03.09.2012
- "Der
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