This Brown Bear sow had been walking the banks of Brooks River, Alaska with her cub when she spotted a large group of silver salmon grouped together in a pool of water. Her instincts led her to charge into the water at full speed expecting to use her large claws to pin at least one salmon to the river floor. Unfortunately, she came up empty handed. As she started to shake the water from her head, I fired my multiple times to freeze the circular motion of the water.

To capture this image I was standing directly across the river watching both bears as they casually walked upriver along the river bank. Once she stopped and spotted the salmon, my focus was on her as she rushed into the water and I started shooting rapid fire. I felt very fortunate to capture this moment in time.

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