{"id":163523,"date":"2024-08-25T05:58:26","date_gmt":"2024-08-25T11:58:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=163523"},"modified":"2024-08-25T06:37:12","modified_gmt":"2024-08-25T12:37:12","slug":"bison-relieving-an-itch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2024\/08\/25\/bison-relieving-an-itch\/","title":{"rendered":"Bison Relieving An Itch"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s been over six months since I’ve shared any bison photos and I thought this one deserved to be seen.<\/p>\n

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1\/2000, f\/6.3, ISO 800, Canon 7D Mark II, EF 100-400mm f\/4.5-5.6L IS II USM @ 100mm<\/em><\/p>\n

Three days ago on Antelope Island I found this bison relieving an itch by scratching enthusiastically and aggressively against a large boulder. It’s an activity I see occasionally on the island but this time I thought the stretched out rear haunches, sloped body angle and raised head were both unusual and amusing, especially when combined with the deep resonant rumblings of apparent pleasure I was hearing intermittently from the bison.<\/p>\n

Maybe you had to be there and hear it to fully appreciate the experience. But maybe not.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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Note: I’m a bona fide coward when it comes to bison so it goes without saying that I was safely inside my pickup when I took this photo. Bison are unpredictable and potentially extremely dangerous, as documented by this video<\/a><\/span><\/span> included in a recent CNN article about a bison attack in Texas.<\/em><\/p>\n

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It’s been over six months since I’ve shared any bison photos and I thought this one deserved to be seen.<\/p>\n

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