Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Baby Bison

On Saturday, after spending the morning doing yard work, we decided to go out for lunch.  Driving by our neighbors, we saw Peter  & Theresa watching one of the bison through binoculars.  So we stopped to see what was happening.  One of the bison was in labor & could have the calf within the next few hours.  They had 14 pregnant bison--& 7 had been born up to Sat.( over the past 3 weeks)
  After lunch  I went & got my camera & telephoto lens.The ones you see in the 1st few photos are no more than 3 weeks old.   The mothers are very protective& they stay far away from the fence where we were.  Most of these photos were taken & then cropped.
Just sleeping.....

Loved this next shot--wish I had had a video camera....is the baby saying can I come too , Mom?  Wait, I can't keep up!
A touching moment between Mom & baby...
And the newest addition, up & on it's ( I don't know if it's male or female) feet & taking nourishment.

7 comments:

Kriti said...

Wow those were some fantastic moments. Loved being here : )

Ann said...

Thanks!

Jane said...

Thanks Ann, enjoyed seeing the buffalo thru your lens. Sharp horns on those moms!

jackie said...

Very cool to see these newborns!

JoAnne in CT said...

Too cute!!

Jana said...

So precious! Looks like a furry little calf.

Ann said...

Thanks to all of you for taking the time to comment!