Friday, August 28

Bison Business

I barely entered Custer St. Park yesterday when I came upon a large herd of mostly females and calves...on the road and beside it, in a roadside park...and at the NE entrance to the wildlife loop...
A picnic table makes a really good scratching post...


This was the first time I had an official greeter at the corner of the wildlife loop turn!












A bull decided it was time to take a dust powder for the ladies...





This image of mamma and calf was over-exposed so I tweaked the tone curve...



The red calf on the right was running at full speed ahead... something I'd never seen before. I mean, he was flyyyyying...the darker calf was loping after red.

7 comments:

  1. Great pictures of Buffalo! You are brave to get that close to them. They unpredictable and dangerous. But however you survived you captured the essence Buffalo in the Black Hills! I assume these were with the 300MM lens.

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  2. Magnificent creatures J'Ellen. How are the bison doing overall ? There were once great herds of them, are they now protected?

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  3. I love the one where the bison is standing under the street sign!!!

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  4. Wouldn't it have been a sight to see the herds go on and on as far as the eye could see?

    Love the two youngsters playing;)
    Marnie

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  5. It is sure fun to watch the young buffalo calves play. Great pictures that tell stories.

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  6. I love the Bison..When I think of them I think of the Indians from long ago..you really have a way with your pics..you got some good shots...take care...

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  7. You get such unique photos Jann...A buffalo by a picnic table...it really emphasizes just how large buffalo are!

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