Mama bear, cubs make themselves at home on South Carolina deck, raid bird feeder

Mama bear and cubs carry off brazen daylight bird feeder raid

The entire escapade was captured on video. (Credit: Jason Hendrix via Storyful)

A mother bear and her cubs pulled off a brazen bird feeder raid on a South Carolina deck, and it was all captured on video. 

Longtime visitors

Homeowner Jason Hendrix said the family of bears are frequent visitors, and who can blame them when the deck is so spacious and there’s free food readily available.

What they're saying:

"Mama and her three bears come back every two weeks to hang out on our porch. Mama has been around for three years and the babies are two years old," Hendrix said.

FILE - Freeze frame image taken from video showing a family of bears raiding a bird feeder in South Carolina. (Credit: Jason Hendrix via Storyful) 

Dig deeper:

The video shows the bears being curious, sniffing what appears to be a glass door that leads to the deck (don’t worry, it was closed).

As dogs bark in the background, the bears help themselves to the bird feeder. 

Black bears in South Carolina

Black bears are the largest land mammals in South Carolina, according to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources website.

Easley, South Carolina, is located in a "sustainable population" area where black bears can frequently roam.

Black bears are typically the most active during May through August, according to the National Park Service website.