In a very intimate scene, this mother bear lays back to nurse her spring cubs. I feel very privileged to not only have been witness to this nursing, but to capture it on camera as well. While photographing female bears with cubs, I saw nursings on two other occasions, but both were at a much greater distance and had the momma bear laying flat on her back.
On this occasion, the momma bear laid back against a bank loaded with wildflowers (purple lupine) and put her feet together for nursing.
WOW! What a scene!!
Taken at Silver Salmon Creek, Lake Clark National Park, Alaska
