16th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
A Brown Bear with Salmon

The Rangers at McNeil River State Game Preserve and Sanctuary have named this giant brown bear, Rocky. He likes to jump off rocks into the raging falls to catch fish. In this picture, he just walked up out of the water with this beauty.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 06.2016
Date Uploaded: 07.2018
Photo Location: About 100 miles west of Homer, Alaska, United States of America
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Copyright: © William Walkowiak