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Absolutely gorgeous photos, @cmknight Brrr, @norseman and @BC witness. I freeze at 32 degrees F! Me, now.

A Dasher, eh? No hate here! I'm an Instacart driver myself! Get your bag! Lol Back to the topic... That's a pretty cool sighting. It's hard to say for sure what you saw due to only being able to see the eyes but there's a fairly good chance that it might have been a Squatch. A Dogman might have been a suspect as well (look that up if you're not familiar with it) along with it maybe being a Type III Baboon/Gugwe creature. Supposedly the bulk of their population is concentrated within a 500 mile radius of the Mississippi River Basin but a popular little photo called "The Beast Of Seven Chutes" that was snapped in Quebec might suggest otherwise. Stay safe out there.

I’m looking for help locating a photo of a bear in this position. I need it to show a complete bears legs, butt, back, and head on the ground. Not just butts and legs. Since the beginning the Pennsylvania Game Commission under public pressure for answers had the opinion it was a mange infected bear in this contorted position. This photo was the one that made them think it was a bear. “It’s probably a group of bears this one rubbing it’s head on the ground like a dog” said Jerry Feaser. It’s been 15 years surely someone somewhere has a matching photo of this position by now if this is a bear. I’m starting this thread to search for that photo not for arguments over opinions. I think everyone has heard all the opinions that it was a hoax, Bear, Chimpanzee, and juvenile Sasquatch… I used a photo that had a filter to possibly see the shape better but you can use the original on the BFRO website if you wish.

The Japanese "Snow Monkeys" survive just fine in cold weather.

I was bundled up with multi layers for work today, with the temp at -11C plus another -9C or so wind chill in the Fraser Valley. In the 30 km drive from Abbotsford to Chilliwack I counted 14 cars(1 on its roof) and 1 semi off the road into the median, and my normal 5 hour shift ran over 8 hours thanks to the horrible traffic conditions. Fortunately, we only get a few weeks of this every winter, not months of it like the Prairie Provinces. The upside was the gorgeous snow covered mountains along the valley in the cold clear air. I wish I could have taken my hand off the wheel long enough to get some pics.

Correction. should read ( UVC not listed because it is absorbed by ozone ) The images are old and I don't have any notes on the set up. Full spectrum camera without filters on the fabric items. Filter pack on the forest images. Threads used in outdoor garments will have dyes that reflect UV to protect the thread against UV damage. UV reflectance of thread differs between manufacturers and intended use. The fabric / thread images are not intended to simulate a deer's vision. Plants and trees need infrared, visible spectrum and UV. Vegetation can be 'sunburned' by UVB. My rule of thumb for UV is for every thousand feet above sea level, the UV increases by 4%. Plants and trees reflect and absorb UV light. They have evolved to have the original sun blocker for UVB. Flowers will reflect, absorb and have some phosphorescence when exposed to UV and that gives them some of their coloration. Perception of 'dark' or 'light' objects is related to absorption and reflectance, not necessarily our color vision.

Thank you everyone for the feedback/info! It sounds like there is a lot to encompass when assessing color, so my approach may be a bit too simplistic to account for all of that. This was more of an exploratory analysis to see if this would work, inspired by ThinkerThunker. I will try to make a chromaticity plot with the colors to show the more traditional display of colors.

Look into dogman sightings. Wether or not you believe that something like this can exist, the videos of stories and articles that are written about are them are entertaining and the people who claim to have encountered them usually have the same feelings from the encounter as you described.

WOW, Pinchot Pass named after Gifford Pinchot one of those original foresters that started out at The Biltmore Estate/Cradle of Forestry in Western North Carolina and much of Pisgah National Forest outside Asheville NC has that school of Forestry and George Vanderbilt to thank! 😊 BTW that BFRO url and sighting report of a 4 1/2 ft juvenile BF was outstanding, would've loaded my britches knowing what I know now if I were that 18 year old because I would have been thinking where are momma and pappa, lol ! Merry Christmas~ Happy New Year= Seasons Greetings-