A lucky encounter

This is a mama bear sensing something is not right. I encountered her on my forest walk with my son. She had two cubs and they were scavenging for food. The distance was about 150m, still safe enough. Not a photo I am proud of, but it was my son's first encounter with bears. A great memory! He was upset because it happened too quick and he could snap a photo :)

We made it clear we were around, just by clapping our hands and gently saying "medo medo medo" (tedy ber in Slovenian:)) She and her cubs immediately ran away and disappeared silently in the woods.

This is also my only photo of a bear not taken from a safe hide :)