While waiting for coffee to finish perking this AM I went and took a look out the front window as I often do first thig in the morning, just because. The large black moving mass literally about 4 feet away from me told me my view was a tad different then normal. It was a black bear checking out the bird feeder that had been on hanger mounted between the windows (until the bruin took it down). Quite a surprising thing to see first thing as it walked over the front step. First time I have seen one in our yard although I know they are around.