{"id":814,"date":"2024-06-04T14:46:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T14:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dimensionfx.net\/?p=814"},"modified":"2024-08-28T11:25:20","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T11:25:20","slug":"mothers-cubs-spectacular-grizzly-photos-from-alaska-adventures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/dimensionfx.net\/index.php\/2024\/06\/04\/mothers-cubs-spectacular-grizzly-photos-from-alaska-adventures\/","title":{"rendered":"Mothers &amp; Cubs: Spectacular Grizzly Photos from Alaska Adventures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Few things are more powerful than witnessing the bond between mother and child\u2014or in this case, cub! In the wilds of Alaska, travelers will observe and photograph fascinating bear behavior and will be treated to affectionate displays between protective mothers and playful cubs. This rarest of encounters can be had on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nathab.com\/alaska-northern-adventures\/alaska-bear-quest-photo-expedition\/\">Alaska Bear Quest Photo Expedition<\/a>\u2014the ultimate bear photography safari! While you dream of adventure, enjoy this roundup of some of our favorite photographs of brown bear mother and cubs, taken by Nat Hab travelers and guides along the remote coast of Katmai National Park. Also featured are some stellar submissions from our Wildlife Photo Contests of years past.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_42847\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42847\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-42847 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"Nat Hab travelers with brown bears in Alaska. \" width=\"600\" height=\"396\" data-src=\"https:\/\/good-nature-blog-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Alek-Komarnitsky__2017_07_27-22_53_45-9650-Kodiak-Grizzly-Bears_Alek-Komarnitsky.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-42847\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Alek Komarnitsky<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_52257\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52257\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-52257 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"A brown bear with three cubs in Alaska. \" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" data-src=\"https:\/\/good-nature-blog-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Peter-Norvig-5.jpeg\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-52257\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Peter Norvig<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_52247\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52247\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-52247 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"Brown bear cubs nurse in Alaska. \" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" data-src=\"https:\/\/good-nature-blog-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Alan-Jones-Feeding-Time.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-52247\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Alan Jones<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_52249\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52249\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-52249 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"Brown bear cubs clutch their mother in Alaska.\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" data-src=\"https:\/\/good-nature-blog-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Peter-Derrington-Heading-for-Dry-Land.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-52249\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Peter Derrington<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_52250\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52250\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"keep-width wp-image-52250 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"A cub plays in the water in Alaska. \" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" data-src=\"https:\/\/good-nature-blog-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Peter-Derrington-Spring-Cub-Antics.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-52250\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Peter Derrington<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_52245\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52245\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"keep-width wp-image-52245 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"A brown bear mother and cub\" width=\"600\" height=\"702\" data-src=\"https:\/\/good-nature-blog-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jennifer-Fogle-Smith-Mom-and-cub.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-52245\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Jennifer Fogle Smith<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_52259\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52259\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"keep-width wp-image-52259 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"A brown bear cub nuzzles its mother in Katmai National Park. \" width=\"600\" height=\"634\" data-src=\"https:\/\/good-nature-blog-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Peter-Norvig-4.jpeg\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-52259\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Peter Norvig<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_52248\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52248\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"keep-width wp-image-52248 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"Brown bear cubs waiting for their mother in Katmai.\" width=\"600\" height=\"571\" data-src=\"https:\/\/good-nature-blog-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Benjamin-Spalding-waiting-for-mom.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-52248\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Benjamin Spalding<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_52246\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52246\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-52246 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"A brown bear mother with cubs in Alaska&#039;s Katmai National Park. \" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" data-src=\"https:\/\/good-nature-blog-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Doug-Beach-Family-Time.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-52246\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Doug Beach<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_52260\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52260\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-52260 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"Two cubs play in the water in Alaska.\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" data-src=\"https:\/\/good-nature-blog-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/PeterNorvig.jpeg\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-52260\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Peter Norvig<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_52258\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52258\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-52258 lazyload\" title=\"keep-width\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"A brown bear stares down the photographer in Katmai National Park. \" width=\"600\" height=\"566\" data-src=\"https:\/\/good-nature-blog-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Peter-Norvig-2.jpeg\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-52258\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Peter Norvig<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Brad Josephs, one of Nat Hab&#8217;s Photo Pro Expedition Leaders, was among the first bear-viewing guides along the Alaska Penisula. Below is a selection of some of our favorite photographs he has taken of brown bear mothers and cubs in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nathab.com\/alaska-northern-adventures\/katmai-grizzly-photography-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Katmai National Park <\/a>during his decades of experience guiding travelers, professional photographers and film crews. You can also check out Brad&#8217;s Daily Dose of Nature, <em>Photographing Bear Behavior: Mothers &amp; Cubs<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_247358\" style=\"width: 970px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-247358\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-247358 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" data-src=\"https:\/\/good-nature-blog-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/224930203_10159405169002720_2146872891967860955_n-1.jpeg\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-247358\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Brad Josephs<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_52235\" style=\"width: 970px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52235\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-52235 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"A mother bear with playful cubs in a flower field.\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" data-src=\"https:\/\/good-nature-blog-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/116863854_10220723246324271_3145810714875977701_n.jpeg\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-52235\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Brad Josephs<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_52236\" style=\"width: 970px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52236\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-52236 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"A cub strikes a pose among the lupines in Katmai National Park. \" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" data-src=\"https:\/\/good-nature-blog-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/116593249_10220723246044264_6137734871211291258_n.jpeg\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-52236\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Brad Josephs<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_52232\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52232\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-52232 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"A mother bear with cubs on the tidal flats in Katmai National Park. \" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" data-src=\"https:\/\/good-nature-blog-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/MG_0098.jpeg\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-52232\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Brad Josephs<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_52239\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52239\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-52239 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"A brown bear and cub walk along the tidal flats in Alaska. \" width=\"600\" height=\"480\" data-src=\"https:\/\/good-nature-blog-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/MG_9789.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-52239\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Brad Josephs<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_52240\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52240\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-52240 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"A wolf and brown bear encounter in Katmai National Park.\" width=\"600\" height=\"312\" data-src=\"https:\/\/good-nature-blog-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Alaska-Grizzlies-Kodiak-Katmai-1-bears-wolf.jpeg\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-52240\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Brad Josephs<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_52241\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52241\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-52241 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"Playful bear cubs with a mother bear in Katmai National Park. \" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" data-src=\"https:\/\/good-nature-blog-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Brad-Josephs_IMG_4670.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-52241\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Brad Josephs<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_52242\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52242\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-52242 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"Playful bear cubs with a mother bear in Katmai National Park. \" width=\"600\" height=\"308\" data-src=\"https:\/\/good-nature-blog-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Brad-Josephs_MG_9261.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-52242\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Brad Josephs<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_52243\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52243\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-52243 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"Playful bear cubs with a mother bear in Katmai National Park. \" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" data-src=\"https:\/\/good-nature-blog-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_4093.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-52243\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Brad Josephs<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Feeling inspired? Watch our Daily Dose of Nature on how to photograph mothers and cubs, and start planning your photo adventure!<\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Daily Dose of Nature | Photographing Bear Behavior \u2014 Part 2: Mothers &amp; Cubs\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wAOPEVqQz3Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nathab.com\/alaska-northern-adventures\/katmai-grizzly-photography-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-52151 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" data-src=\"https:\/\/good-nature-blog-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/KatmaiGrizzlies-Blog-CTA.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nathab.com\/blog\/mothers-cubs-grizzly-photo-roundup\/\">Mothers &amp; Cubs: Spectacular Grizzly Photos from Alaska Adventures<\/a> first appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nathab.com\/blog\">Good Nature Travel Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Few things are more powerful than witnessing the bond between [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[14],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/dimensionfx.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/814"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/dimensionfx.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/dimensionfx.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/dimensionfx.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/dimensionfx.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=814"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/dimensionfx.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/814\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":815,"href":"http:\/\/dimensionfx.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/814\/revisions\/815"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/dimensionfx.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=814"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/dimensionfx.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=814"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/dimensionfx.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}