Look who dropped by my sister's house this morning

[DFW]

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Wait, WHAT state was this in? Noo Joisy? Seriously? Looks more like what I'd expect in Montana!

[Triana]

1. They got bears in Joisy?

Seriously?

[whathehell]

3. Oh yes..

A lot of Jersey is quite rural.

A small shopping mall in Flemington I used to go to got a big black bear visit one day .-- I was SO glad I missed him.

[JustAnotherGen]

27. We had one a few weeks ago

On the Main street circle!

[whathehell]

32. Was everyone freaking out?

I would have been!

[JustAnotherGen]

33. A few yeah

I was at work - my husband called me laughing because well - he grew up on the side of a mountain in Southern Italy - they only get concerned when the wild ones start dancing.

[whathehell]

36. I bet I've heard that, unlike brown bears, black bears aren't dangerous

"They only get concerned when the wild ones start dancing"

So bears 'dance'?...If so, it sounds like a wonderful sight.

[JustAnotherGen]

39. The Marsicans were taken for years

for Circus and road shows. . . so if one gets free from the circus?


That's one smart bear! You better watch it! That thing isn't wild. It's gonna out smart you!

They are rare now - but here's a momma and her triplets.

[whathehell]

40. They are super cute

but I've always heard that most brown bears are dangerous.

That, of course, MAY be only Grizzlies, or those native to the US.

Thanks for the cute photo.

[nomorenomore08]

43. Black bears can also be brown - even light brown - in color.

Brown bears are a totally different species, which is much larger and, yes, generally much more aggressive.

[trof]

2. That's a BIG dog.

[BrotherIvan]

6. He likes hunny

[A HERETIC I AM]

4. Good doggy! Sit! Atta boy. n/t

[Mopar151]

5. I thought that was the governor? n/t

[Human101948]

7. Seriously? That bear is a model of physical fitness..

The governor is about three times that size. I have seen him close up and he is seriously frightening. Much scarier than that bear!

[rurallib]

8. and the bear doesn't make noise just to hear himself

when he roars, people listen and know he means it.

[magical thyme]

24. I see no reason to insult bears.

Harrumph!

[Mopar151]

41. My work here is done..... n/t

[kairos12]

9. Looks like troubles a bruin.

[undeterred]

10. Someone is overfeeding that German Shepherd.

[KMOD]

11. She didn't let him inside the house, did she?

Black bears are all over NJ.

We occasional get a few in the NY capital region.

They are definitely in the Adirondacks and Catskills, as well.

[murielm99]

13. Maybe she took him to a bar

instead of letting him into the house.

[KMOD]

14. .

[DFW]

17. No, she did not invite him into the house.

She won't ever fall for that "candygram" routine again.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

12. What an adventure for your sister, my dear DFW!

Those are great pictures. I gather your sister knows what to do with the local wildlife!

What kind of bird is it? Crane, or what?

Thanks for sharing!

[DFW]

18. Blue heron, according to my sister

Although if he had a sign saying "Hi, my name is Ichabod" around his neck, I'd ask for a second opinion.

[olddots]

15. I got a cousin in Nutley who looks just like him

Like Christy he shits in his pants not in the woods .

[Mopar151]

42. Winnah!

[pinboy3niner]

16. Nice marmot

[mnhtnbb]

19. Yikes!

[WinkyDink]

20. Bear was an immigrant from Pennsy. :-) I see herons near Manhattan on the I-78 route all the time.

[LiberalEsto]

21. Looks like Gov. Christie has lost some weight

But he still appears as irritable as ever.

[elleng]

23. HAHAHAHA!

[elleng]

22. WOW! Daughter's in Joisey!

Gotta warn her to watch out, as her 18 month old kid's curious!

[DFW]

25. Depends on where she is

If she's in Newark or Camden, probably not too many bears around.

Once you head out into the parts an hour's drive northwest of NYC, then you had better be prepared for the bear necessities of life....

[elleng]

29. Southern,

Medford, in/among the Pine Barrens. They do have deer around, but NOT as 'country' as I am, in southern MD.

[dawg]

26. They are wandering into the Northern suburbs of Atlanta as well.

[Hoppy]

28. The N.J. Dept of whatever is increasing the allotment of bear kill this year.

Argument is that there are too many bears and they are entering suburban areas.

As for Great Blue Herons and Bald Eagles, they are all over the state.

[Dont call me Shirley]

30. Where's the lions and tigers?

Looks like a Sandhill Crane, is it?

[csziggy]

34. Great Blue Heron

Sandhill Cranes have smaller bills and often a red spot on their heads:


Florida sandhill crane, Grus canadensis pratensis; adult (behind) and juvenile
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandhill_crane

[Dont call me Shirley]

37. I've seen them a million times and never noticed the red on their heads.

In New Mexico the Sandhills are grey. That's why I thought it was a Crane.

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=&imgrefurl=http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id%3D10284775&h=453&w=679&tbnid=jHQqB5BEP0gIfM:&zoom=1&docid=MzUtutmNcYC3gM&hl=en-US&ei=WQ5nVbOsAcTYsAXO1oH4Bw&tbm=isch&ved=0CE8QMyhLMEs4rAI

[DFW]

35. They're waiting for someone to say, "oh, my." n /t

[Dont call me Shirley]

38. ...

[seveneyes]

31. The mystery of life