It wassummer in Russia.
My goalthere at the Ozernaya River was to take photos of brown bears as they caughtfish.
Duringthe first few days, I was mainly watching different bears to see which oneswould be the best to take pictures of. I usually saw about 10 to 15 bears at atime, but as many as 600 living near came to this river when the salmon ( 鲑鱼) were swimming there to lay their eggs. I put my camera underwater andthen waited for bears to move near. I never moved towards them — I let them choose whether to come closer. Over time, the bears wereused to my being there. But if a bear started moving its head from side toside, I knew it was time for me to move away.
It's noeasy task for a 1,300-pound bear to catch a fish. Bears are clumsy ( 笨拙的) underwater and salmon are fast But bears are smart enough to catchsick fish.
Soon Isaw a bear doing just that. He was moving slowly towards a fish. After severaltries, the hungry bear managed to catch the fish, and he sat down right in theriver to eat his meal. This bear didn't pay attention to my camera as he caughtand ate his salmon. That was a good chance for me to take photos. Once the mealwas over, he stayed in the water to relax. I relaxed a bit too, knowing I hadgotten some fantastic photos of these amazing animals.
