Forest Escape a Black Bear Visits and Steals Garbage, and the Various Berries on the Homestead

It was a very big surprise to see a new visitor at our forest escape homestead! A black bear came to visit us, and circled our area three different times, returning to smell the garbage can, the charcoal grill and the tree garbage. The bear was not afraid of security lights, people, or the sound of our voices, or the radio playing in the greenhouse. He was a brave bear, but he has moved on to a different area of the forest now! Luckily, the chickens were locked in the coop at this time of night. It was 8 PM when the black bear first came to visit us! Strawberries, black raspberries and blackberries are all growing nicely! The black bear stole a contractor bag full of papers and cans, so it really didn't actually get food from that - but it is amazing to watch him haul that giant bag away into the forest!