No fishing rod required! Stunning pictures show a brown bear catching salmon
IT was more Bear GILLS than Grylls as a pack of hungry bears took to the water to catch dinner.
The sockeye salmon run - one of nature's biggest picnics - draws hundreds of bears to the waters of Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park, Alaska.
And the amazing animals use a number of different fishing techniques - from standing neck-deep in the water to grab their catch to patiently waiting for a fish to jump and plucking it from the air.
In one stunning image a salmon makes a lucky escape - narrowly missing the gaping jaws of a brown bear stalking the waters for a tasty treat.
British photographer Graham McGeorge, from Dumfries, Scotland, captured the spectacular shots on July 3 while on a trip purposely to capture the incredible phenomenon.
In the few hours I spent there the bears were catching salmon about every 10 minutes
Graham, who now lives in Jacksonville, Florida, said: "Every year over a hundred brown bears descend on the mile long stretch to feast on the largest Sockeye Salmon run in the world.
"After landing in a remote lake a few miles from the falls I was greeted by a large male brown bear combing the beach - Katmai is true 'Bear Country'.
"After a brief orientation from park rangers I set off on foot with my camera gear heading to the falls a couple of miles away.
"There are bears everywhere and you need to be very 'bear aware' while hiking towards the falls.
"There are two falls - one main falls were the large males and females with yearling cubs fish for the sockeye and a lower falls where the female bears with this year's cubs fish and scoop up any salmon remains being washed down the river.
"In the few hours I spent there the bears were catching salmon about every 10 minutes.
"They fish constantly while the salmon are running as it is such a short window."