A brown bear watches for sockeye salmon amid the churning whitewater below Brooks Falls in Alaska’s Katmai National Park. The waterfall temporarily slows the salmon’s upstream migration, concentrating fish beneath the cascade. These pools are among the most coveted fishing spots, typically occupied by dominant bears that can wait for salmon to come within reach rather than chase them. Here, the bear’s patient stance contrasts with the falling water and foam, suspended in the instant of the photograph.
A brown bear watches for sockeye salmon amid the churning whitewater below Brooks Falls in Alaska’s Katmai National Park. The waterfall temporarily slows the salmon’s upstream migration, concentrating fish beneath the cascade. These pools are among the most coveted fishing spots, typically occupied by dominant bears that can wait for salmon to come within reach rather than chase them. Here, the bear’s patient stance contrasts with the falling water and foam, suspended in the instant of the photograph.
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