{"id":29991,"date":"2015-03-09T04:30:08","date_gmt":"2015-03-09T10:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=29991"},"modified":"2015-03-08T07:41:12","modified_gmt":"2015-03-08T13:41:12","slug":"bison-and-birds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2015\/03\/09\/bison-and-birds\/","title":{"rendered":"Bison And Birds"},"content":{"rendered":"

Starlings, cowbirds and even magpies have an interesting relationship with the bison on Antelope Island.<\/p>\n

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During winter starlings in particular congregate around bison in large flocks. The birds land on the backs of the bison for a while and then forage on the ground around them before returning to their bison perch and they do that repeatedly. In warmer months you can see them feeding on insects in\u00a0and on the bison fur but during winter I suspect they use the bison as a convenient, mobile perch as they stir up seeds on the ground to be fed on.<\/p>\n

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A large crop of the same image gives a closer look at a few of the starlings as they’re about to land on the bison.\u00a0To the birds these large animals seem to be almost inanimate objects and they obviously have no fear of them at all.<\/p>\n

I like how the\u00a0wings of one starling are almost wrapped around the snout of the bison as the bird heads to its perch.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

Note:\u00a0I’m on my first camping trip of the season and my internet access will be extremely limited until my return.\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n

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Starlings, cowbirds and even magpies have an interesting relationship with the bison on Antelope Island.<\/p>\n

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