A bear is spotted in Connecticut playing on family’s backyard slide

CT woman takes video of two bears playing on family’s backyard playset - Boston News, Weather, Sports

A Connecticut family came home from dinner last weekend to find a pair of playful bears on their backyard playset. Video shows one of the bears lying under the slide, while the other climes up the ladder and takes a quick trip down the slide. The woman who caught it on camera says the timing was just right. “I happened to look out the window and there she was, they were I mean, there was two of them,” said Sarah Loving. “So they were just walkin…

Black bear spotted in Connecticut playing on family’s backyard slide

SIMSBURY, Conn. — Sarah Loving had just returned home from lunch last Saturday with her husband and two young children when she looked out the window and spotted two bears walking across her backyard in Simsbury, Connecticut. Her wildlife visitors didn’t really surprise her. In recent years, bears have been pretty common in Simsbury, a suburban community of 24,500, located about 12 miles northwest of Hartford, where overturned garbage cans are o…

A bear is spotted in Connecticut playing on family's backyard slide

A Connecticut family got a chance to see a bear have some fun on their backyard playset. Sarah Loving saw two bears in her backyard in Simsbury after returning home from lunch with her family on a recent Saturday.

Bear spotted playing on backyard slide in West Simsbury

WEST SIMSBURY, Conn. (WTNH) — A bear was seen having playtime in a backyard in West Simsbury. The bear was seen climbing up the ladder before sliding down the slide, much to the enjoyment of the family inside. Spotted: Bear in a tree outside Westfarms Warmer weather has brought bears out of hibernation, looking for sources of food. The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection advises the public to make noise, wave thei…