Bison bull feeding with the Great Salt Lake in the backgroundBison bull feeding with the Great Salt Lake in the background – Nikon D300, f6.3, 1/1000, ISO 640, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 271mm, natural light

I photographed this bison bull feeding peacefully yesterday out on Antelope Island State Park with the Great Salt Lake in the background.

I mentioned “peacefully” because later in the day I watched as a man; in red pants, bothered a Bison bull by getting too close to it and then saw the Bison bull charge him and stop just short of trampling the man. The man didn’t have a car, he was riding a bicycle so he had no protection from the bison at all. Unbelievably after the man ran away from the charging bull and the bison settling down… the guy approached him again.

Not smart, not smart at all. Those bison may look tame while they are grazing but they are 1500 pounds of wild and very unpredictable animals. With sharp hooves.

Life is good.

Mia

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