John Grewe was surprised to discover a black bear on his back porch last week — scarfing up seeds from two bird feeders the day before a winter storm slammed into Colorado.
He grabbed his camera a snapped photos as the 120-pound bear ambled around the railing. Standing in the cold, a thought came to Grewe. “Shouldn’t he be sleeping?”
Kyle Davidson of Colorado Parks and Wildlife said most of Colorado’s bears are hibernating and will stay in their dens until April or May. But a few might still be a little hungry.
“It’s not uncommon for bears to be active in particular areas and neighborhoods year-round,” Davidson said. “When their natural food source dies off, they know it’s time to go in. But if they live by a neighborhood where they have access to food, some of them will keep coming out to get that evening snack.”
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