Black Bear in Pennsylvania

It came out of the grass so suddenly I wasn't sure if my eyes were deceiving me.   It was a youngster, black as can be and probably not very tall.

It is the first black bear I've been in this area although this article documents an increase of these bears in Pennsylvania.

Even if I had my camera with me I couldn't have snapped a photograph as the bear moved quickly, clearly frightened and I was in a moving vehicle.