We were counting salmon heading upstream to spawn one day when a female brown bear appeared on the opposite bank. “Does she mind us being here?” we asked ourselves. We kept our distance and watched while she scooped out a fish and took it to the bank to eat, then returned for another and another. She kept a watchful eye on us, but otherwise kept feeding. The salmon did their best to scoot out of her way, but were gathered up at the base of a small waterfall with nowhere to hide. We stopped counting after she had eaten 25 fish and left her to feed in peace. Photographer: Elizabeth Flory