Bear on a Swingset

Isn't it nice when a human swing set comes with a swing that's bear size? Alena and her family live in the foothills of California, where human living borders on wildlife territory. Trees, water features, and a camera in her backyard led to a series of videos of wildlife encounters. Bobcats, raccoons, birds, deer, opossums, and foxes all come and visit, but a family of bears has especially come to see her yard as a playground. She knows them all by name. This one is called Pumpkin.



You can see more of the bears' shenanigans at YouTube, and plenty of different critters having a drink, or a playtime break, in Alena's backyard at Instagram.