Thursday, August 26

Cruisin' Custer

After an extended absence (for me), I took a drive along 2/3rds of the wildlife loop in Custer State Park last Friday, to enjoy the familiar ol' wildlife...

Looks like prairie dogs kissing but it's some other form of communication, having to do with my close proximity I believe...reassurance? Hmm...

One of many grassland areas in the park...the two tiny dark specks on the left and right just below the tree line, are bison...

The antelope were looking as healthy as usual...

...And not overly concerned about the people around...

Now this is a herd you don't see every day at the park! Some sort of tractor 'parade'...there were dozens putting along, thankfully in the opposite direction...

A male bison bull (2nd from right) was herding females and their young, towards the NE end of the loop...

A bit further north still, I came upon a real large herd of bison; this photo only shows a portion of them.

4 comments:

  1. Are the Antelope native Jann ?

    Its good to see so many Bison ( are they the same as Buffalo ?)

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  2. Jann, you have spectacular views and the antelope is beautiful with those long lashes!

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  3. Those Bison look pretty docile wandering up the road but I understand they can outrun most humans. Lovely shot of the beautifully patterned Antelope Jann.

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  4. Great photos! Hope you enjoyed you visit.

    Ashley
    SD Office of Tourism
    www.travelsd.com

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