Bears in NoVa

http://www.wjla.com/blogs/weather/2011/06/season-s-first-black-bears-spotted-in-fairfax-county-11439.html

I've never seen one around here, but have heard tales. We're about a block up from a creek that forms a sort of animal highway in the county, so I'm expecting that it's only a matter of time.

(Thanks for the link, Sandy!)