Bison bull – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Portraits of Bison Bulls Drinking From An Iced Over Puddle

By Mia McPherson|February 17th, 2017|Categories: American Bison, Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah, Wildlife|Tags: adult, American Bison, Bison bison, Bison bull, bulls, close up, crazy-eyed, desert island, drinking, frost, ice, male, portrait, puddle, stink-eye, winter, winter coats|

These portraits of bison bulls drinking from an iced over puddle were taken with my Nikon D500, my 500mm VR lens with a teleconverter attached from inside a vehicle.

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Don’t tick the Bison off

By Mia McPherson|March 30th, 2013|Categories: American Bison, Wildlife, Wildlife Ethics|Tags: American Bison, Antelope Island State Park, Bison bull, buffalo, Davis County, ethics, nature, nature photography, Utah, wildlife, wildlife photography|

This Bison bull weighs in at about 1,500 pounds, he is wild and you don't want to tick him off like one man did on Antelope Island last weekend.

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Bison Bull Grazing On Winter Grasses

By Mia McPherson|February 20th, 2012|Categories: American Bison, Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah|Tags: American Bison, Bison bison, Bison bull, buffalo, Charles Allard, Davis County, desert island, James "Scotty" Phillip, Michel Pablo, nature, nature photography, wildlife, wildlife photography, winter, winter grasses|

It tickles me to be able to photograph wild Bison.

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Ride, ride, ride…Hitching a ride

By Mia McPherson|January 26th, 2012|Categories: American Bison, Antelope Island State Park, Birds, European Starlings, Utah|Tags: adult, American Bison, birds, Bison, Bison bison, Bison bull, desert island, European Starling, Great Salt Lake, hitchhiking, hitching, ride, Sturnus vulgaris, wildlife, wildlife photography, winter|

Since moving to Utah in the summer of 2009 I have wanted to get some images of an American Bison standing with the Great Salt Lake in the background.

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Bison Bull Dust Bath

By Mia McPherson|June 9th, 2011|Categories: American Bison, Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah|Tags: adult, Bison bison, Bison bull, dust, dust bath, grasses, nature photography, rolling, sky, wildlife photography|

I think it is amazing to see a huge Bison; weighing up to and over 2200 pounds, rolling around on the ground with apparent ease.

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