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:

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

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

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  3. Very cool to see these newborns!

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  4. So precious! Looks like a furry little calf.

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

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