Alaska, 2011 — WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY by CASSANDRA HERMER

I have to admit, I lost count of how many grizzle's we saw. We were always on land, walking in their turf. They just ignored us.

We didn't see this bear sleeping behind a log until we were almost on him. Even our guide missed him, and when the bear raised his big head, we quietly but slowly backed up. Bear continued his sleep!

This was the only shot I got of a bear catching his salmon.

The beauty here was outstanding. We were living on a large old crab boat that was moored in an inlet. During our stay, two or three times a day, we got on this little rubber raft and came on land and walked literally among bears.

We came upon this mom and her cub. We were very quiet and stood and watched this animal that could kill us with one paw. But instead, the cub was playing with mom, crawling all over her. This moment caused me to tear up, watching this animal, l

A bite on the nose of mom.

This photo is here because I wanted to show you how close we were. Our guide, Buck Wilde, was truly a bear whisperer if such a thing exsists. He was calm and relaxed, so we all felt that way. This bear just crossed our path and kept on walking.

Next, in the same area of the grizzle's, wolf's were nearby. This one just watched us from afar.

But this female wolf, approached the six of us. We were all sitting on the grass, not talking. Buck Wilde, our guide, was making some kind of wolf noises, and this female approached us. She was only focusing on Buck.

She got very close.

In the left corner of this frame is our friend, Leslie. She's taking the wolf's photo, but the wolf was looking right thru our circle and watching Buck. It's like she really didn't care about any of us, only Buck.

She circled around us to where Buck was on his knees. All of us were very quiet and not moving.

Buck and the wolf came eye to eye.

You can see the wolf is nervous, hair on the nape is standing up, but she had more curiosity than fear.

Closer and closer!!

She smelled Buck's boots. No one moved. It was truly so exciting  being so close to this incredible wild animal. BUT still shooting away.

She circled us twice. This is my hubby, Alan, waiting to get more photos. As you can see, this was THE most exciting trip of my whole life. Being this close to grizzlie's and wolves. Truly amazing.

Bald Eagle in Alaska

Bald Eagle. Let's not forget this eagle, I'm still a bird watcher at heart.

This is where our mooring was in this cove. Can it get any better?? I don't think so.

This just doesn't get any better, so close to nature. A dream come true.

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I have to admit, I lost count of how many grizzle's we saw. We were always on land, walking in their turf. They just ignored us.

We didn't see this bear sleeping behind a log until we were almost on him. Even our guide missed him, and when the bear raised his big head, we quietly but slowly backed up. Bear continued his sleep!

This was the only shot I got of a bear catching his salmon.

The beauty here was outstanding. We were living on a large old crab boat that was moored in an inlet. During our stay, two or three times a day, we got on this little rubber raft and came on land and walked literally among bears.

We came upon this mom and her cub. We were very quiet and stood and watched this animal that could kill us with one paw. But instead, the cub was playing with mom, crawling all over her. This moment caused me to tear up, watching this animal, l

A bite on the nose of mom.

This photo is here because I wanted to show you how close we were. Our guide, Buck Wilde, was truly a bear whisperer if such a thing exsists. He was calm and relaxed, so we all felt that way. This bear just crossed our path and kept on walking.

Next, in the same area of the grizzle's, wolf's were nearby. This one just watched us from afar.

But this female wolf, approached the six of us. We were all sitting on the grass, not talking. Buck Wilde, our guide, was making some kind of wolf noises, and this female approached us. She was only focusing on Buck.

She got very close.

In the left corner of this frame is our friend, Leslie. She's taking the wolf's photo, but the wolf was looking right thru our circle and watching Buck. It's like she really didn't care about any of us, only Buck.

She circled around us to where Buck was on his knees. All of us were very quiet and not moving.

Buck and the wolf came eye to eye.

You can see the wolf is nervous, hair on the nape is standing up, but she had more curiosity than fear.

Closer and closer!!

She smelled Buck's boots. No one moved. It was truly so exciting  being so close to this incredible wild animal. BUT still shooting away.

She circled us twice. This is my hubby, Alan, waiting to get more photos. As you can see, this was THE most exciting trip of my whole life. Being this close to grizzlie's and wolves. Truly amazing.

Bald Eagle in Alaska

Bald Eagle. Let's not forget this eagle, I'm still a bird watcher at heart.

This is where our mooring was in this cove. Can it get any better?? I don't think so.

This just doesn't get any better, so close to nature. A dream come true.