We had a black bear here about a decade ago. The county transported it further west.

This is the second time a black bear has visited here this year, the first was several months ago. That time was similar, destroying the previous porch metal bin. And several years ago I was surprised by a young black bear sauntering along the driveway in broad daylight as I came around the house. I rather like that they are still in the neighborhood, although I'd prefer that they keep to themselves. Perhaps I ought to give up feeding the birds and just set out bear-feeding stations, lol. =)

Yikes...be careful. I have been bombarded with deer eating my plants, etc. and

felt sorry for myself. Sure will take those deer to your old Bear. Stay safe.

Yikes!

Tough to bear!

😉

Bears roam in our neighborhood along with mointain lions. The bears tend to leave more evidence they were here, such as the trash can activity roxanna mentioned. They’ll also leave large ”deposits” in our yard or driveway.

This bear was tranquilized by animal control in our daughter’s neighborhood…

…and a mountain lion in one of our neighbor’s trees.

Yikes, chloebud!

Cindy, I know! We also have LOTS of coyotes, but they tend to run off when they see you.

Yikes!

wow wow wow. Where ae you located?

chloebud - Doubt that a bear would "run off."

We’re in the San Gabriel Mountain foothills in Southern CA.

Someone nearby took this pic of a coyote in her backyard. It’s one of the better shots I’ve seen of a coyote. They usually look much more ”scraggly.”

“Doubt that a bear would "run off."

A good, safe assumption! They actually can be skittish of humans and will take off before you’re even aware of their presence. Years ago our son encountered a bear when riding his bike. Both our son and the bear took off in opposite directions.

We were aware of the wildlife in our woods when we first bought our property in upstate PA. We've encountered bears, foxes, bobcats, owls, hawks, coyotes, lots of snakes (rattlers, black, garter , copperheads), possums etc. I'd love to put out bird feeders if I could find one that was bear proof.

But the only damage has been minor. The porcupine chewed on the deck railing and the aluminum capping on the patio door and the bears love to swat the landscape lights. We've had more damage caused by invasive insects - the spongy moth (formerly gypsy moth), the wooly adelgid.

This photo is from last fall when a mother cub and her 3 little ones walked through our back yard.

marie-cate, is one of bears a "pie bald?"

This video’s from a few years ago. It was close to my inlaw’s home who lived in Bradbury, CA. I think this 17-year-old girl had to have been acting on adrenaline. She was very lucky, for sure!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Vd883NNojI

Very lucky!

Cindy - it isn't, it just happens to be behind a branch on the ground. I am always amazed when I see them - they are the blackest animal I've seen - like a black hole. Honestly they look like cardboard cutouts.

I don't do wildlife. Larger ones are not completely absent from where I live but most try to avoid human contact. The smaller ones, large rats (for which we have lots of trap boxes and a service to maintain them) and skunks, about the same. Not often seen, not often encountered.

Sorry about your bear problem. We have everything but bears. We are in the Santa Cruz mtns and I have seen coyotes, bob cats, mt lions, foxes, racoons, skunks, hawks, owls on our land. All have caused some damage. I gave up having bird feeders. They attracked squirrels.

What I really hate is ground squirrels. The traps keeping getting dug up and dragged off by one of the above. Lost a lot of traps that way. And must not forget all the damage caused by deer. My neighbor found a half devoured deer in their back yard. Most likely a mt lion. We keep getting warning to keep our small dogs and cats inside.

“We keep getting warning to keep our small dogs and cats inside.”

Always where we are! Our cat stayed inside, and the dogs were highly supervised when outside.

Thars bears in them there woods!!!

Lovely scene, arcy!

Deer, coyotes, and others can travel from Southern Illinois up through Wisconsin and Michigan -- probably to Canada -- right through Chicago and small towns, thanks to forest preserves.

We have very few in our north suburb now though, thanks to contraceptives meant to thin deer herds. Still, 'the wild' will probably outlast humans. Last week I saw a hawk lunching on a rabbit in our back yard. Small animals are about to have a feast here for about six weeks as the 17-year cicadas emerge. Will we have enough coyotes to deal with the result?