Herb and I checked the trail cameras at the bear tree today. The herd of cattle that normally pasture in that area in the summer are now back, and my cameras were loaded with pictures of cattle! We did find pictures of three different bears, however, and one of them seemed to be the large reddish-brown bear that visited the tree several weeks ago. 

The others were a blonde yearling bear and an adult black bear.

The first two bear pictures were taken by a camera that had been knocked akilter by a bear. A rim of black hair was all that could be seen of the culprit.

The poor little bear tree has been given a roughing up by the large Angus bull that is with the cattle. 

I have included a 10 second video, so you can see a bit of the action. 

We were glad that we did not see him today.

One of the cameras were visited by three coyotes. I had put a bit of a special attractant scent on the piece of wood that you can see in the foreground of the picture. Normally, I don't use any scent or bait, preferring instead to just record the normal behaviour of the animals with my trail cameras; but I have to admit, it is a very useful ploy to get animals to stay longer in front of a camera. One of the coyotes in this group of three is lame on its left hind leg--unable to put weight on it.

The picture on the right  is of a fungus of some kind on the bark of a Douglas Fir. I often see shelf fungi on trees but this fungus is not a shelf, more like a half-globular body attached to the bark of the tree.