Thursday, September 5, 2013

Life as a Bison


Since we often found ourselves driving thru the Hayden Valley, we got a good look at many bison going about their daily activities.  Here are just a few photos that help capture that…..
 
One time, we were lucky enough to see a number of bison crossing the Yellowstone River.  This herd seemed to stay in this area.  They did migrate southward while we were there, but didn’t ever leave the valley.  This was also a large herd – perhaps numbering close to 1,000!
 
There were a number of baby bison in the herd, altho this shot was one of the sweetest that I took of a mom and her baby.  Whoever would think one would use the word sweet when talking about a bison?
 
This was a rather unnerving situation.  When the bulls started fighting with each other, they were pretty much oblivious to anything around them.  That’s ok, except when they are just up the little bluff from our Jeep, which was stopped in traffic.  I certainly hoped they kept their tussling up there on the bluff and not bring it down the little hill!
 
I won’t use the word “sweet” again, but the baby bison are sometimes pretty cute!
Enjoy!

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