Monday, August 27, 2018

Antelope Island - II. Home of Bisons


In October cowboys and cowgirls will arrive on horses to Antelope island

for the annual roundup. They will bring all bisons to the corall 

where animals would be checked for health. 

Meanwhile, bisons are free.










Sometimes certain species of birds are feeding on insects they find in the 

Bison's fur.  










The bison in the dust.







To get down and lay for a while the bison bends his front legs.







6 comments:

  1. It is said that there are no longer 100% bison with wild genes. Photos are delicate. The bird's way behind the bison is beautiful as a poem.

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  2. Excellent photos. <3 I had no idea that some birds are feeding on insects they find in bisons fur. hehe Good to learn something new. :))) Fantastic post. Lovely day to you. :)))

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  3. The bison in the fourth photograph appears to be missing part of his tail .... although, he does look young, so I suppose it might be possible that his tail is not fully formed. Correctly or incorrectly, bison forever will be buffalo to me.

    As always, superb photography, Kaya.

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  4. Nuevamente por aquí tras unos meses en los que mi actividad ha estado lejos de la fotografía. Excelentes tomas de los bisontes. Todas me parecen muy buenas, especialmente la segunda con los pajarillos posados sobre el lomo del animal en busca de insectos.
    Un fuerte abrazo,

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  5. love the birds (are they cowbirds)...on the bison. These photos are amazing and beautiful. i had the pleasure of seeing a Bison at the perimeter of a fence on the way to Oak Glen one day. People were parking and getting out of cars to see it.

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  6. Preciosa serie fotográfica. Debe imponer mucho estar tan cerca de un animal tan poderoso. Me ha encantado lo de la revisión veterinaria de los bisontes.
    Un abrazo.

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