I have worked extensively with Black Bears and for some reason I do not bel=
ieve this is a black bear. They move so stealthily, I'm going to say you en=
countered a moose? I recon the bear would have known you were there if it h=
ad of bean. Ok, out on a limb, Moose?
Martyn
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Martyn Stewart
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www.soundofcritters.com
425-898-0462
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On Jun 12, 2011, at 5:40 AM, Mark Brennan wrote:
> Hello all, There is a bit of a story to this recording. I am near a lake,=
40km
> or so from the nearest house recording the Dawn chorus in an Acadian Fore=
st.
> It=92s just getting light, the greens are starting to show in the diminis=
hing
> gloom. I don=92t have my headphones on but the recorder is running and I =
can hear
> some sounds off in the distance. I am fine with this, but they get closer=
until
> they are about 30m from me. Two weeks before I saw a mother Black Bear ne=
ar here
> with two young cubs! I cant see what it is, but I can see the undergrowth=
> moving. I just about had myself convinced it was a bear. Now I have seen =
lots of
> Black Bears in the wild and usually they take off but this was too close =
for
> comfort! So I had to make a decision and a plan, what if it was a bear an=
d how
> would I let it know I was there without startling it. You can listen to t=
his and
> make up your own mind. Now that I have listened to the recording, I knew =
within
> about 10 seconds what it was. You can hear it challenging the microphones=
but at
> this point I am not sure because the sounds are too muffled with my 100ft=
> cables. Anyway, needless to say, I survived but my heart was beating out =
of my
> chest for a bit! Black Bears, I love them.. But they would make short wor=
k of
> someone like me who startled it so close. I normally carry bear spray, bu=
t this
> time it was in my other pack. Can you tell what it was? I know because I =
saw it
> eventually! But the recording gives you some great audio clues.
>
> heres the link http://soundcloud.com/wildearthvoices/sit-still-or-panic
>
> I am sure most of you have had experiences like this!
>
> Mark
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> Mark A. Brennan
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