Black bears frequent the back porch of the home of Janice and Janney, a retired couple living on the outskirts of Asheville, North Carolina (USA). With a wildlife corridor passing through their property, Janice regularly interacts with her backyard visitors through the window as they stop to drink water out of the dogs bowl. The residents of Asheville are known for their close relationship with wild black bears and my photographs intend to investigate this interaction and how urban bears may be growing perhaps more intelligent due to the unique problems they must solve to navigate and survive in the urban jungle.