Check out these un-bear-ably cute pictures of a mama bear and her cubs

It's not every day we get to see some close up shots of a mama bear and her cubs playing in the Rocky Mountains.

Photographer Simone Heinrich sent in a variety of photos that really capture just how playful these little guys are.

Heinrich says all photos were all taken in Jasper and Banff National Park from the safety of hiscar with a telephoto lens.

"They look close and are cropped, but with a good zoom lens you don't have to be too close to capture these beautiful bears," she told CBC News in a email.

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The photographer added that if you go early summer, you can see a lot of bears close to the road and in the valley bottoms searching for food.

For any photographers that want some tips on capturing pictures of bears, Heinrich reminds those interested to pull their car properly off the road to be safe for traffic passing by.

"Stay in your car, and enjoy watching these beautiful creatures doing their thing little bear cubs are just the cutest and so fun to watch," she said.

Check out all the photos below.

For our next photo scroller, we are asking Calgarians to send us photos of goslings. If you spot any, send them to calgaryphotos@cbc.ca.