Coastal Brown Bear Cub in Sedge Grass

This Coastal Brown Bear Cub was photographed eating sedge grass in heavy fog during my June Ultimate Brown Bears of Katmai Workshop.

Brown bears in Katmai National Park spend an incredible amount of time grazing on one of the few reliable food sources for bears in the spring, Lyngbye's sedge (Carex lyngbyaei). As it grows, Lyngbye’s sedge is relatively high in protein and lower in crude fibre, making it easy for bears to digest and extract nutrition after hibernation.

We spent several hours with this beautiful blonde Brown Bear cub down low at eye level - what a gift!

Coastal Brown (Grizzly) Bear Cub in Sedge Grass (Ursus arctos, ours brun) from my Ultimate Coastal Brown Bears of Katmai adventure workshop in Alaska last June. Image Copyright ©Christopher Dodds. Sony Alpha 1 Mirrorless camera & Sony 200-600mm Lens (@600mm) ISO 5,000, f/6.3 @ 1/1,600s Manual exposure. Full frame image.