The mother black bear and three cubs (described in May entries) returned. The mother was at first not recognizable, having lost a good fifty pounds. The cubs, on the other hand, have doubled their weight and size, and are eating, not nursing. They found full bird feeders, of course, and ate heartily, though it hardly seems much fare for such a large quartet.
(It is incredible to think that some states of the US permit these creatures to be hunted down and killed. One is pressed to distinguish between one mammal and another. …