Grizzly bear photos
Grizzly bear on the springtime tundra in Denali National park, Alaska.
Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos)
Grizzly bears are powerful animals and formidable predators, holding the top position in the food chain for terrestrial Alaska mammals. Grizzly bears are true omnivores, but contrary to what many believe, they are primarily vegetarian in their dietary consumption. The grizzly bear photos below were taken in the Interior and Arctic Alaska during my photographic ventures. All the images on this site and the associated links and galleries are available for purchase as stock photography or fine art prints to display in your home or office.
Grizzly bear feeds on ripe red soapberries on the autumn tundra in Denali National Park. Ⓒ Patrick J. Endres / AlaskaPhotoGraphics.com
A grizzly bear portrait on the autumn tundra in Sable Pass, Denali National Park, Interior, Alaska. Ⓒ Patrick J. Endres / AlaskaPhotoGraphics.com
Grizzly bears and brown bears
While the grizzly bear and brown bear are technically the same species (Ursus arctos), their regional-based diet differentiates them. The brown bear is the larger of the two and inhabits the coastal regions where it feeds on a heavy protein and fat-based diet of salmon. The grizzly bears inhabit the Interior and Arctic regions of Alaska, where they wander the alpine tundra, feeding on plants, berries, and animals during summer.
A grizzly bear stands in the midnight sun along Archimedes Ridge, Utukok Uplands, National Petroleum Reserve Alaska, Arctic, Alaska. Ⓒ Patrick J. Endres / AlaskaPhotoGraphics.com
A grizzly bear walks across an open stream in the fresh winter snow in Atigun Canyon, Brooks Range, Alaska Ⓒ Patrick J. Endres / AlaskaPhotoGraphics.com.
Female grizzly bear in an autumn blueberry patch, Denali National Park, Alaska Ⓒ Patrick J. Endres / AlaskaPhotoGraphics.com
Female grizzly bear in an autumn blueberry patch in Denali National Park, Alaska Ⓒ Patrick J. Endres / AlaskaPhotoGraphics.com
Large claws visible on a female grizzly bear, Denali National Park, Alaska Ⓒ Patrick J. Endres / AlaskaPhotoGraphics.com
A grizzly bear walks across the tundra in the Prudhoe Bay oil fields on Alaska’s Arctic North Slope. Ⓒ Patrick J. Endres / AlaskaPhotoGraphics.com
Grizzly bear along the Nigu River, National Petroleum Reserve, Alaska. Ⓒ Patrick J. Endres / AlaskaPhotoGraphics.com
The young grizzly bear rests along the spring tundra in Denali National Park, Alaska. Ⓒ Patrick J. Endres / AlaskaPhotoGraphics.com
Grizzly bear in yellow willows, Seward Peninsula, Alaska. Ⓒ Patrick J. Endres / AlaskaPhotoGraphics.com
Sow grizzly bear and cubs of the year, Denali National Park, Alaska. Ⓒ Patrick J. Endres / AlaskaPhotoGraphics.com