RE: Snowy Bison Portraits (Original Photography)
Nice to see an update of the big woolies again. Superb photos, and I always love your comments. Give me a chortle. These beasts sure are impressive. Sound smarter than cows too. They used to paint yellow or white lines on the pavement for the cows in Idaho, to fool them into thinking they were cattleguards. I think the bison are a bit smarter than your average Hereford. I hope. There's only one way to go. (I probably just insulted a few ranchers. Sorry folks.) But they would just run in front of us for hours in the woods. Never got off the road. We stop, they stop. We go, they go. Faster, faster. Slower, slower. For hours on end. It was OK in the truck, but on a motorcycle, they'd just spray the road with digested grass, and make it a real hazard. Fun times. Maybe these guys are a bit smarter. And a WHOLE lot bigger. Do you shoot them from inside your vehicle? Or are you away from ramming speed junction with a fence, etc? Think I've asked you that before, but that was then, and this is now...(Mr. Memory)
Thanks! The bison definitely seem more intelligent than cattle, though they also seem a bit more lethargic. Some of that is probably because it's so cold out but, even in the summer, they don't like to move fast unless they have to.
The park ranger was worried the one trying to cross would go through the ice and break a leg.
Funny that the cows fall for the paint job. They're not really known for being the smartest creatures... lol
The state park has a quite large bison enclosure wit cattle guards on both ends, so I usually get photos from my vehicle. In the summer, I occasionally walk the fence and get some photos that way, too. You wouldn't want to be on foot near them, though. I've seen them try to skewer people through the fence who were trying to take selfies with the bison in the background. They were far enough away from the fence. One heck of a photo bomb!
Yes, THAT would be a priceless selfie! Love Love the bison shots you take. These ones, I always take the time to expand them :)
Thanks! Frosty-face was very cooperative.