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.