Brent Paull - American West Photo Safaris

A Cinnamon Black Bear yearling plays on a fallen log in Sequoia National Park | Black Bear Safari

Wildlife Photography is about Behavior and Interaction: Black Bears, Songbirds, and more

Safari Information

Reservations

Guide: Brent Paull

These spring/summer safaris are both a wildlife chase (black bears, songbirds) as well as a landscape shoot. In other words, we will shoot anything cool we see. There could be mosquitoes, so citrus based repellants are a must. We do some walking on this safari, usually several miles on relatively flat trails - so comfortable boots are a must. We check some meadows in the morning, take a break for lunch, then usually walk to at least 1 or 2 meadows in the afternoon.

The mornings are cool, warming to pleasant temps in the afternoon.

Difficulty Level : Lots of walking
Participants : Max of 4 clients.

This safari requires a longer telephoto or zoom lens, both for the black bears and the small songbirds we will encounter. If you want to photograph the wildflowers then I would suggest a macro lens of other close-focusing lens.

We can meet at my home in Tulare or at a hotel in Visalia or Tulare at 5am, or in Three Rivers on Highway 198 at 6am in the Pizza Factory parking lot. We will photograph everything that looks good: black bears, mule deer, birds, landscapes, wildflowers, etc.

The deposit is 50% via check,
Paypal (brentrpaull@hotmail.com),
Venmo (@brentpaull), or credit card, and the balance is due halfway between the deposit date and the safari date unless you are booking within 3 months, then full payment is due.

I am a licensed Guide in Sequoia NP.

Cost: $400/day $700/2-day
Dates: May 26, June 16, 28.

Image Galleries: BBear-1 2 3

I've spent my 40-year wildlife photography career shooting in the American West. The first 24 years shooting out of Utah, the past 16 years out of California. The photo safaris that I lead are all to the best locations, at the best times, during peak wildlife activity periods. What a rush it has been.

A Boar Black Bear stands and scratches his back against a giant Sequoia tree.

A 6x5 Mule Deer Buck, antlers in velvet, rests behind a burned out Sequoia trunk.

A male Mountain Quail stands watch for danger perched above his covey.

A Black Bear cub watches me with his protective mother surrounding him. Cover of California Outdoors Magazine

This little Black Bear cub waits on his mother, who is feeding in the meadow below, to call him down.

A Sooty Grouse hen watches over her chicks as they feed in the weeds out-of-sight.