gentle nudge

Gallery: Man & FaunaPosted May 24, 2016197 views2 comments

I was watching this bison cow and calf as the herd at the Wildlife Prairie Park, in central Illinois started to move away. The calf wanted to lay down, but the cow had other ideas. Her gentle nudge did not work as the calf did drop to the ground, but only for a few seconds before it was up and moving along.

Canon EOS 80D
1/400 @ F-11 ISO 400
Sigma 18-300c OS @ 300mm HH

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2 comments

Comment posted by Cay-Uwe Kulzer on May 26, 2016 at 11:53 AM

John,

nice story and photo to document it. I also like the second calf at the top right corner. I may have cropped a bit more from the left to emphasize the "action" a bit more. Technically it looks good as well, nice sharpness and exposure.

The situation reminds me to a trip to Kenya where I observed something similar at the Amboseli NP and elephants. The little guy always wanted to lay down, but the mother gave it always at nudge to be able to follow the herd. It was fun to observe cool

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on June 20, 2016 at 3:49 PM

Love the cow and calves John. I wish the big weed int he foreground was less obtrusive. Nice warm sunny day feel to this and the calves are always so cute. Looks like good feed from lots of water. Wish we had a little water here in California once in a while.

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