Photos of the Week – July 31 2020 | The Prairie Ecologist

This week, I spent a lot of time at home with the kids. As a result, I wasn’t out in the field with my camera much and I’m dipping into my files for this week’s featured photos. I’m incredibly fortunate to have regular access to the two bison herds at The Nature Conservancy’s Niobrara Valley Preserve. Since there’s never a bad time to look at bison photos, here are some of my favorites. Enjoy your weekend!

Nikon 28-300mm lens at 170mm. ISO 640, 1/250 sec, f10.

Nikon 28-300mm lens at 190mm. ISO 400, 1/160 sec, f10.

Nikon 28-300mm lens at 300mm. ISO 320, 1/250 sec, f/11.

Nikon 105mm lens. ISO 500, 1/160 sec, f/8.

Tokina 12-28mm lens at 17mm. ISO 400, 1/160 sec, f/8.

Tokina 12-28mm lens at 12mm. ISO 250, 1/500 sec, f/13.

Nikon 18-300mm lens at 300mm. ISO 320, 1/200 sec, f/7.

Nikon 18-300mm lens at 300mm. ISO 320, 1/400 sec, f/9.

Nikon 18-300mm lens at 300mm. ISO 640, 1/500 sec, f/7.

Nikon 18-300mm lens at 300mm. ISO 800, 1/1600, f/6.3.

Nikon 18-300mm lens at 170mm. ISO 500, 1/1000 sec, f/7.

8 thoughts on “Photos of the Week – July 31 2020”

Thank you! Great photos of a wondrous beast!!

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Ah, the buffalo is as American as it gets! So essential to our American history ecologically and to human history!
I think I wrote in about an Arizona valley farmer who thought he could keep a buffalo as a pet on his farm field! Well that is another story, HAH!
thanks
mark

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Mari Sandoz country! Thank you, as always.

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The calves are cute beyond words, but I do appreciate the photos that focus on the eye — especially the one that’s almost all eye. Their eyes fascinate me; there’s so clearly someone “at home” there, filled with curiosity and intelligence.

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