A black bear was spotted standing up as it devoured birdseed left out by a homeowner in Council, Idaho.

Footage from May 9 shows the red-coated bear up on its hind legs as it ate the seeds left on a raised platform.

The bear was eventually scared off before it could make it to the second bird feeder as the filmer tapped on the window.

The filmer told Newsflare: "This young bear eats the seed then attempts to eat seed in a second bird feeder but I tap on the living room window then unlatch the window, which makes an unnatural noise to the bear and it quickly runs off a few yards, then stops and eats grass for several minutes while various birds fly in to feed on the remaining seeds.

Home video taken with an iPad of a cinnamon colored American Black Bear with a white throat blaze that discovers wild bird seed in the backyard of a private residence in Idaho. This young bear eats the seed then attempts to eat seed in a second bird feeder but I tap on the living room window then unlatch the window, which makes an unnatural noise to the bear and it quickly runs off a few yards, then stops and eats grass for several minutes while various birds fly in to feed on the remaining seeds. The video has sound.



A cinnamon colored American Black Bear with a white throat blaze discovers wild bird seed in the backyard of a private residence in Idaho and eats seeds as do the birds after it runs off from the birdfeeders area to eat grass.