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Hi there.
The bears have been putting on quite the show in the last few days as we have seen two different bears eating two different caribou carcasses! I am guessing that the wolves killed the caribous as we saw their tracks nearby. As the bears have been picking away at carcasses, I have been picking blueberries and other wild berries. It takes a while to pick any quantity, so its usually just pick 'em and eat 'em as I find them! The last of the flowers have bloomed and most are now gone, the shrubs are turning red and brown as fall moves in quickly.
We are working like crazy in the garage to get everything ready for the insane bear season ahead of us!
I am sure it will all go to plan, but we still have a lot to do...
Churchill is not famous for it's warm weather, but believe it or not we were Manitoba's hot-spot the other day when the mercury climbed to 29.9 Celsius! So it officially didn't make it to 30, but it was nice to wear my shorts at least once this summer.
Dave...
A tasty caribou carcass.
The caribou must have been killed by wolves only a few hours before we were there as the guts were still in a pile on the ground and there were no ravens scavenging on the delicious leftovers.
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A lichen that is common near the coast. It was used as a soup thickener by the Inuit, Dene and Cree, who all called this area home at one point.
Different bear, different caribou carcass
The chances of seeing a bear eating a caribou carcass is slim! But to see it twice in a week is exceptional!
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