PawPrints Photography Blog » farm http://pawprintsgallery.com/blog We Focus on Pets Tue, 22 May 2012 14:25:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Tatonka – aka Bison or American Plains Buffalo http://pawprintsgallery.com/blog/2009/07/08/tatonka-aka-bison-or-american-plains-buffalo/ http://pawprintsgallery.com/blog/2009/07/08/tatonka-aka-bison-or-american-plains-buffalo/#comments Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:31:36 +0000 Robin http://pawprintsgallery.com/blog/?p=136 As a change of pace, I had the opportunity to photograph bison at a local farm.  They are truly amazing creatures.  They look cute and cuddly and were incredible to photograph, but you want to keep your distance.  Weighing up to 2,400 lbs, they could take you out with a swing of their head.  Here are a few of the images.

herd of bison

bison bull

This is a cow providing shade for her calf.bison with her baby

And this is one of the working dogs out at the ranch  . . . (I can’t pass up photographing a cute dog!)

jack russell terrier

The ranch is the Cibola farm in Culpepper, VA.  They offer tours if you’re ever interested in seeing these amazing creatures in person.

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