19th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Bear calmly sits on a rock cotemplating the salmon in the Brooks River below

Salmon fishing is hard work when the salmon numbers are down. After challenging other bears and scaring them away, this bear daintily climbed up on this rock. It sat down, scratched and positioned itself comfortably upon the rock hoping for a salmon to swim by.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 06.2021
Date Uploaded: 11.2021
Photo Location: near King Salmon, AK, Alaska, United States of America
Camera: DMC-FZ70
Copyright: © Marilyn Adelman