A homeowner in Canton, Connecticut filmed the family of bears investigating a dumpster just outside her window.

Tristian Luke recorded the moment three bear cubs started climbing on the dumpster as their mum is seen pacing back and forth nearby.

Luke told Newsflare: "Only four feet away from the camera, a super shiny black mama bear and her three cubs explore the dumpster.

"Life is for fun when you're just a pup. And raiding the garbage with mom, of course.

"A beautiful black mama bear in Canton, Connecticut. You can even see her teeth in this beautiful summer video of a mama bear, four feet from the window, where she plundered the garbage!"

This encounter was filmed on August 19.

Only four feet away from the camera, a super shiny black mama bear and her three cubs explore the dumpster. Right outside our window. This was summer of 2020, in Canton, Connecticut. A very beautiful experience.

We filmed these wild bear cubs and their mama just outside the house, mere feet from the window. In this video, the baby bears swing and play around the dumpster. Life is for fun when you're just a pup. And raiding the garbage with mom, of course.

A beautiful black mama bear in Canton, Connecticut. You can even see her teeth in this beautiful Summer video of a mama bear, four feet from the window, where she plundered the garbage!