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The rules in Yellowstone are to stay at least 25 yards from bison, elk, etc., and 100 yards from wolves or bears. Unfortunately there were people running up close, within 20 feet, to get photos. I stayed at a distance, I was using a 70 to 300mm on this guy and cropped it a bit.
Yellowstone National Park - Early morning attempt to utilise the discharge from a geyser to get a little warmth.
Yellowstone National Park
I have no idea how a professional photographer keeps on top of image workflow. Each time I dip back in to my trip images I tend to find a couple which I appear to have previously passed by !
Yeah, l know they're not really buffalo but bison but buffalo just sounds better out dar in da west. Whoever heard of Bison Bill Cody? Anyway, Yellowstone is full of 'em with plenty of big bulls not too intimidated by the traffic and big SUVs, trucks and buses....
Bison cow and her calf, Yellowstone National Park.
A classic display of bonding and affection between a bison mother and her baby.
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Persistent poor weather/light and uncooperative wildlife are combining to make an unhappy photographer. So another dip into images from Yellowstone proved good for the morale !!
Yellowstone National Park
I have no idea how a professional photographer keeps on top of image workflow. Each time I dip back in to my trip images I tend to find a couple which I appear to have previously passed by !
In the 1800s, about 30-60 million bison roamed the larger Yellowstone area, a part of which was set aside in 1872 as the first National Park. To enhance access to this exotic land, the railroad arrived by 1880 and brought along men with guns and greed. In days to come, poachers like Edgar Howell rampantly killed bison and shipped their meat and hides back to the Midwest; an estimated 200,000 buffalo were killed annually. By 1890, only a handful bison remained in the park. Sensing the impending danger of losing the land’s prime species, the army increased its surveillance. In 1893, cavalry soldiers apprehended Howell in the very act of killing and skinning his game and charged him with wanton bison killing. Later, these soldiers posed with eight confiscated bison heads for a historic photograph that subsequently received significant media attention and led to a large public outcry. Within two weeks, Lacey’s bill was introduced in the house, and soon after passed without debate. The Lacey Act prohibited hunting, capturing or killing wild animals in the park.
Despite the Lacey Act, poaching continued shamelessly and by 1902, only 20 bison (estimated) remained in the park. To repopulate the park herd, Congress authorized $15,000 for the purchase of bison from private ranchers around the country. These purchased animals were combined with park bison and settled in a ranch in the Lamar Valley. Today’s impressive herd – displayed above – grew from it.
Roaming the Lamar valley on a partly cloudy day, I couldn’t help but fathom how this place might have looked without everything man has done to and for the bison herd over the years. It piques me that the Lamar Valley is often referred to as America’s Serengeti. Serengeti – I presume – is beautiful. So is the Lamar Valley, which – like every beautiful woman – deserves praise without parallels drawn with someone else. This valley of bison and cottonwoods is a canvas of the American spirit that raised from ashes of human atrocities into an incredible success story of resilience that will inspire coming generations to protect, preserve and celebrate beauty.
Yellowstone Nation Park
The power of these animals is totally incredible. Despite their bulk they posses a sharp turn of speed and will move through deep snow with ease.
Persistent poor weather/light and uncooperative wildlife are combining to make an unhappy photographer. So another dip into images from Yellowstone proved good for the morale !!
Yeah, l know they're not really buffalo but bison but buffalo just sounds better out dar in da west. Whoever heard of Bison Bill Cody? Anyway, Yellowstone is full of 'em with plenty of big bulls not too intimidated by the traffic and big SUVs, trucks and buses....
Female Bison in Yellowstone National Park
Between Canyon Village and The Fishing Bridge
Wyoming
September 2013
The majestic symbol of the American West stared at me with a lot of something unique. The captivating stare had the pain of witnessing an intruder who has taken over his land and forced the vagabond of a vast continent into a slender strip of reservation. It also had the angst and disgust of seeing one of his hunters who lurk outside the park waiting to butcher him lawfully, yes, lawfully. As if not chilling enough already, the stare was supervened by an eerie audacious bellow that still rings in my ears. He is one reason why I want to visit Yellowstone again. They have a name for this strange urge… as Jenny says below... Call of the Wild!
PS: This image was explored on 03/11/11. Now will somebody please explain it to me what the heck I should do with that piece of info? Other than thank you all for your kind comments, ofcourse!!
Yeah, l know they're not really buffalo but bison but buffalo just sounds better out dar in da west. Whoever heard of Bison Bill Cody? Anyway, Yellowstone is full of 'em with plenty of big bulls not too intimidated by the traffic and big SUVs, trucks and buses....
Once they came out of the river and got on the road the traffic came to a halt. They just kept walking acrossed and then back again. At one point the male Bison came about a foot from the side window. A bit scary as we looked him in the eye. Felt like the state farm commercial.
Not long after entering Yellowstone National Park from the West Yellowstone entrance, we saw these two Bison ambling down the road.
The Yellowstone bison (Bison bison) story covers more than one hundred years of struggle and conflict surrounding one of America's most majestic animals. In the early 1800's, an estimated 65 million bison roamed throughout the continent of North America. However, market hunting and poaching had a devastating effect on the bison population; and by 1890, fewer than 1,000 remained! Even with the establishment of Yellowstone National Park, protection and sanctuary for the bison did not occur until the U.S. Army arrived in 1886 to protect the park's resources.
Due to protection and manipulative management (transplanting bison to different parts of Yellowstone), there were approximately 1,500 bison in Yellowstone National Park by 1954. Beginning 1968, the manipulative management of Yellowstone bison was discontinued and the population was allowed to fluctuate based on environmental conditions (i.e. winter weather, food availability, etc). In the 1970's and 1980's, there were a series of cool, wet summers followed by mild winters. These conditions allowed for an abundance of grasses for the bison to feed on and a reduction in the winter mortality rate.
In addition, snowmobiling in the park has helped more bison survive winters since the groomed roads cut down on the amount of energy that a bison uses to travel when compared to traveling through deep snow. By the winter of 1996 to 1997, there were approximately 3,500 bison in Yellowstone National Park.
The bison (often referred to as buffalo) is truly a majestic animal. An adult bull bison may be six feet tall at the shoulder and weigh 2,000 pounds. Females look like the males except that they are smaller and have more slender horns. Bison mate from July through early August, and the calves are born in April and May. During the spring and early summer, new-born calves can often be viewed in the Firehole area and Lamar Valley. Although viewing the young calves can be an exciting experience, it is very important that you do not get too close to the animals for observation or photographs. Bison may appear big and slow, but they can run up to 30 miles per hour. Yellowstone visitors are gored every year, because they venture too near in attempts to photograph the animals. www.nationalparktravel.com/bison.htm
Locator: LB GTY_5443
image by Photo George
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Once upon a time I would roll my eyes at those who referred to coyote as the trickster. Having spent a great deal more time watching them, I've realized they really are tricksters. On several occasions I watched them meander through bison herds, behaving almost like wolves on the hunt. It is unlikely that even a pack of coyotes could take down a bison calf, so the behavior was a bit amusing. Although most bison ignored them, a few made threat gestures. Coyotes have even been recorded to harass the much more powerful grey wolf. Yellowstone National Park, WY.
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