The black bears in Highlands, North Carolina have been extremely active this month which has limited my daily walks with Boots. We started out for a walk a few days ago and heard a heavy rustling in the woods by the road. I knew without a doubt that it was a bear so we turned around and came home. Five minutes later we were sitting on the screen deck and mama bear appeared with her two cubs. She didn't hang around long. Instead she led the energetic cubs down into the woods and disappeared from sight. The next morning Phil called me outside to show me she was back or maybe it was another mama bear because there were now three cubs. The cubs scooted up the tree as mama bear sat at the tree base to guard her babies. She soon tired of surprising passing drivers and posing for pictures and decided to take a short walk to our neighbor's house. She wasn't gone long and returned to her cubs. That walk must have tired her because she sprawled out beside the road for a nap. The road must have been uncomfortable because she decided to follow her cubs up the tall tree... When she neared the top of the tree, she stretched out for another nap. And there she lay for over an hour as people passed by unaware there was a bear and three cubs overhead. You can bet I'll be looking up in the trees on my future walks!
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