ABOUT THIS PIECE: It was the beginning of the rut and a number of bulls were chasing a young cow.

One bull challenged a much larger one and the fight lasted about a half-second'

You can see pieces of the young bull's hide flying through the air.

He didn't do it again.


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ABOUT THIS PIECE: Strung out across the hillside, they stopped for a moment in the early morning snow...
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ABOUT THIS PIECE: He walked slowly across the dirt mound....
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ABOUT THIS PIECE: All alone on a plateau, he was clearly annoyed by my presence. He was defiant but not confrontational.

Mane charged and flying high, he stomped a few times and finally ran to a distant hill where he snorted his displeasure that I was in his world.

So I left and gave it back to him.





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ABOUT THIS PIECE: I ended up between this stallion and foal and two mares while they were grazing.

When they saw me, stallion and foal ran to rejoin the mares.




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ABOUT THIS PIECE: I was unable to get close to her herd so I lay down in the grass and just watched .

This mare--the dominant mare in the herd--couldn't contain her curiosity. She closed the quarter-mile distance between us in a short time, approaching to within 20 feet.

That's when I made this photograph. When I got to my knees, she took off, taking the herd with her.

I like the little burr in her bangs. She had a beautiful face.
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ABOUT THIS PIECE: Backs to the wind, the
herd sat out the storm for a
couple of hours on this ridge.
Some slept, some fed, slowly swinging their massive heads from side to side, brushing away snow to get at the grass below. It was cold, but with no bugs, no
oppressive summer heat and with coats that are prime, early winter seems to be a good time for Buffalo.

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ABOUT THIS PIECE: It was the week of Thanksgiving and it snowed hard for several days.
We came across this herd on a
high plateau about mid-afternoon.
It was cold, still snowing with the
wind blowing .... a band of coyotes was
howling in the distance…..
“Best of show” National Wildlife Art Show,
Kansas City

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ABOUT THIS PIECE: Good companion piece to Early Winter Badlands Buffalo, taken during the same storm.
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ABOUT THIS PIECE: We followed the herd up a draw, over high ground and through a narrow valley for nearly a mile through the soft fresh snow.
They ended up on a plateau, then
changed their minds, and charged past us.
The three on the left realized
they were being left behind and are frantically trying to catch up to the herd.

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ABOUT THIS PIECE: Came across them early on a warm autumn morning. The stallion (right) and mare were covered with the glow of rich morning light.

I ended up following them for hours, making many photographs along the way .
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