Like a scene from a children’s storybook, a black bear was videoed taking an impromptu nap by a photographer’s trail camera in a valley in Los Angeles National Forest.
Southern California nature photographer Rob Martinez, 49, couldn’t believe his luck when he arrived on scene and checked his footage. It showed the bear entering the frame, adorably making a bed in the clearing, and conking out for a siesta.
“I couldn’t believe it, it was jaw dropping,” Martinez told The Epoch Times. “He spent four hours napping, stretching.”
Martinez had earlier spotted stomp marks on the ground nearby, an indication of bears marking their territory, and thought this area would yield a good shot….