Backyard bear steals breakfast in bristol

Bristol, CT (WTNH) -  A gutsy bear dined in, but didn't pay for his breakfast in a Bristol backyard this morning.

Homeowner Rich Colbert, said the bear stayed in his backyard for about a half an hour, munching away at the food inside his bird feeders. Once he got his fill, the bear made its way back into the woods.

"The two feeders had been filled with sunflower seeds, the bear emptied both of them and just laid here," Colbert said. "I went up on my upper deck here, in the backyard, threw an object, made noise, the bear didn't even look at me. It just continued to lay here like a pet."

According to Colbert, this is not the first time "Yogi" made an appearance at his home. He had stopped by for a bite to eat on Aug. 18 as well.

"It's second visit here," Colbert said. "It was here the last week in August, while we were away on vacation and did the very same thing. Took down all the feeders, even the hummingbird feeders and consumed the nectar that's in there, so quite an interesting morning."

Colbert said both times the bear has gone after his bird feeders, but he isn't ready to give them up because his passion lies in feeding the birds.