Emergence
A grizzly bear, Ursus arctos horribilis, shakes itself off after emerging from the Khutzeymateen River after crossing from the sedge islands in the estuary. The Khutzeymateen Valley is one of my favorite places to photograph. There are only a handful of people allowed into the area and only by boat with a permitted guide, making it a peaceful place to sit and watch the wild grizzlies as they roam the shores eating sedge. The shoreline is rocky and covered with rockweed and seaweeds creating a beautiful tapestry of yellows, greens and browns. With the grizzly emerging from the water, with water pouring off of it as it shakes its head with the backdrop of rock and seaweed was beautiful to me from the moment I photographed it. Khutzeymateen Grizzly Santctuary, British Columbia, Canada, June 2025 54°36'38.9376" N 129°56'10.9644" W