{"id":6240,"date":"2012-10-02T03:55:43","date_gmt":"2012-10-02T09:55:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=6240"},"modified":"2026-02-12T19:03:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T01:03:29","slug":"bison-bull-with-the-great-salt-lake-in-the-background","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2012\/10\/02\/bison-bull-with-the-great-salt-lake-in-the-background\/","title":{"rendered":"Bison Bull With The Great Salt Lake In The Background"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"BisonBison 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<\/span><\/p>\n

I photographed this bison bull feeding peacefully yesterday out on Antelope Island State Park with the Great Salt Lake in the background.<\/p>\n

I mentioned “peacefully” because later in the day I watched as a man; in red pants, bothered an American Bison bull by getting too close to it and then saw the bison bull charge him and stop just short of trampling the man.<\/p>\n

The man didn’t have a car, he was riding a bicycle so he had no protection from the bison at all.<\/p>\n

Unbelievably, after the man ran away from the charging bull and the bison settling down… the guy approached him again.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a><\/span> to see more of my American Bison photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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