Large black bear is the first to reach bear-proofed bird feeder

CANTON, Conn., Oct. 27 (UPI) -- A Connecticut home owner who attempted to bear-proof a bird feeder with iron pipe and concrete captured video of a large black bear accepting the challenge.

The Canton resident said the bird feeder was placed atop an iron pipe and was set in concrete earlier in the summer after it was knocked over twice by a bear.

The filmer said bears have since been able to shake the pole and get some seed, but the bruin captured by the home's security camera was the first one large enough to swat the feeder on top of the pole.

The video shows the bear repeatedly strike the feeder and then collect the bird seed from the ground.

"This is the first time a bear has reached the feeders," the uploader wrote.