bisons – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

In Celebration Of National Bison Day 2025

By Mia McPherson|November 1st, 2025|Categories: American Bison, Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Joseph H. Williams Tallgrass Prairie Preserve, Oklahoma, Osage County, Utah|Tags: adult, American Bison, autumn, Bison, Bison bison, bisons, buffalo, bull, desert island, fall, grass, grasses, Great Salt Lake, hills, hypersaline lake, lake, male, mammals, prairie, Promontory Penisula, sky, tallgrass, water, winter|

Today, in celebration of National Bison Day 2025, I thought I’d share two photos of these amazing and powerful mammals, which we almost lost to extinction.

American Bison Whispering Secrets

By Mia McPherson|February 8th, 2024|Categories: American Bison, Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah|Tags: adult, American Bison, Bison, Bison bison, bisons, buffalo, bull, close up, cow, desert island, female, horns, male, mammals, nuzzling, rabbitbrush, sage, sagebrush, secret, snow, whispering, winter|

This morning I'm sharing a photo of an American Bison that appeared to be whispering secrets to another bison that I photographed on Antelope Island State Park.

Young Bison Fighting And A Big, Dark Bull

By Mia McPherson|February 26th, 2015|Categories: American Bison, Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah|Tags: adult, American Bison, Bison, bisons, bull, bulls, butting, butting heads, desert island, fight, fighting, heads, nature photography, spar, wildlife photography|

Last week while looking for birds on Antelope Island I was fortunate to watch and photograph two young American Bison fighting by butting heads.