You may have to zoom in on the black splotches in the pictures, but the one in the tree is a cub and the other is mom sitting at the base in protective mode. She and two cubs had crossed the path a hundred yards ahead of me while I hiked in Chapman State Park, located about ten miles from here. Although black bears are pretty common in Pennsylvania, seeing a family unit is rare, so this was a privileged sighting for me. My camera only possesses a 3x zoom, and a closer shot was not possible, but of course I did not want to disturb them more than necessary.
