Day 5 AM Nez Perce Lively Solitary Bison Bull by Willis...

Day 5 AM Nez Perce Lively Solitary Bison Bull by Willis...

2016Aug Yellowstone Natl Park 2016Aug Yellowstone Natl Park

Day 5 AM Nez Perce Lively Solitary Bison Bull

By Willis Chung
Dec 23, 2016
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Watched this bison bull for over 90 minutes (Taken on Fountain Flat Drive near Nez Perce Picnic Area, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.)

Going for a wallow near the road (Taken on Fountain Flat Drive near Nez Perce Picnic Area, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming)

Hard to get all the hooves into the air. (Taken on Fountain Flat Drive near Nez Perce Picnic Area, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming)

Getting the beard into action (Taken on Fountain Flat Drive near Nez Perce Picnic Area, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming)

He rather liked wallowing (Taken on Fountain Flat Drive near Nez Perce Picnic Area, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming)

Bison bull rising from a wallow. (Taken on Fountain Flat Drive near Nez Perce Picnic Area, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming)

Shaking off the excess dirt (Taken on Fountain Flat Drive near Nez Perce Picnic Area, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming)

Other people stopped watch the bull. (Taken on Fountain Flat Drive near Nez Perce Picnic Area, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming)

Settling down for a nap. (Taken on Fountain Flat Drive near Nez Perce Picnic Area, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming)

Napping bison bull. (Taken on Fountain Flat Drive near Nez Perce Picnic Area, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming)

Across the Firehole River, another bull was grazing. (Taken on Fountain Flat Drive near Nez Perce Picnic Area, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming)

Little birds keeping company with the bison, probably feeding on insects in the fur. (Taken on Fountain Flat Drive near Nez Perce Picnic Area, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming)

Bison looking across the Firehole River. (Taken on Fountain Flat Drive near Nez Perce Picnic Area, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming)

The bull near the road did more wallowing in the dirt. (Taken on Fountain Flat Drive near Nez Perce Picnic Area, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.)

I was on the other side of the road, using a supertelephoto. (Taken on Fountain Flat Drive near Nez Perce Picnic Area, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.)

More hooved in the air! (Taken on Fountain Flat Drive near Nez Perce Picnic Area, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.)

Resting a bit after the wallow. (Taken on Fountain Flat Drive near Nez Perce Picnic Area, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.)

Osprey in flight overhead (Taken on Fountain Flat Drive near Nez Perce Picnic Area, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.)

Wallowing must be tiring! (Taken on Fountain Flat Drive near Nez Perce Picnic Area, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.)

Bull up and moving to the east. (Taken on Fountain Flat Drive near Nez Perce Picnic Area, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.)

Grazing bison bull with Morning Geyser in the background (Taken on Fountain Flat Drive near Nez Perce Picnic Area, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.)

Grazing bison bull with Morning Geyser in the background (Taken on Fountain Flat Drive near Nez Perce Picnic Area, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.)

Grazing bison bull with Morning Geyser in the background (Taken on Fountain Flat Drive near Nez Perce Picnic Area, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.)

Grazing bison bull with Morning Geyser in the background (Taken on Fountain Flat Drive near Nez Perce Picnic Area, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.)

Grazing bison bull with Morning Geyser in the background (Taken on Fountain Flat Drive near Nez Perce Picnic Area, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.)

Grazing bison bull with Morning Geyser in the background (Taken on Fountain Flat Drive near Nez Perce Picnic Area, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.)

Bison looking towards Morning Geyser in the distance (Taken on Fountain Flat Drive near Nez Perce Picnic Area, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.)

Bison bull grazing, Morning Geyser in the distance (Taken on Fountain Flat Drive near Nez Perce Picnic Area, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.)

Bull on the move, accompanied by small birds. (Taken on Fountain Flat Drive near Nez Perce Picnic Area, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.)

Bull on the move, small birds underfoot. (Taken on Fountain Flat Drive near Nez Perce Picnic Area, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.)

I worked ahead to get a forward quartering view. (Taken on Fountain Flat Drive near Nez Perce Picnic Area, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.)

Bull going for another good wallow. (Taken on Fountain Flat Drive near Nez Perce Picnic Area, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.)

The birds kept up with the bull. (Taken on Fountain Flat Drive near Nez Perce Picnic Area, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.)

For some reason, the birds liked being hear the bull's head. (Taken on Fountain Flat Drive near Nez Perce Picnic Area, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.)

Bison bull rolling during wallow. (Taken on Fountain Flat Drive near Nez Perce Picnic Area, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.)

Full extent of rotation during wallow (Taken on Fountain Flat Drive near Nez Perce Picnic Area, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.)

The wallowing must feel good! (Taken on Fountain Flat Drive near Nez Perce Picnic Area, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.)

Bison nearly fully inverted while wallowing (Taken on Fountain Flat Drive near Nez Perce Picnic Area, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.)

Getting up from a good set of rolls. (Taken on Fountain Flat Drive near Nez Perce Picnic Area, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.)

Post wallow status check. (Taken on Fountain Flat Drive near Nez Perce Picnic Area, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.)

The dirt here must be pretty good, since he went for another wallow on the same side. (Taken on Fountain Flat Drive near Nez Perce Picnic Area, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.)

Post wallow dust cloud. (Taken on Fountain Flat Drive near Nez Perce Picnic Area, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.)

Hopping up from a wallow, the bull trotted over towards me. (Taken on Fountain Flat Drive near Nez Perce Picnic Area, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.)

He wasn't at all interested in me, but was curious about my camera. (Taken on Fountain Flat Drive near Nez Perce Picnic Area, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.)

He checked me out again, and I wasn't interesting to him. (Taken on Fountain Flat Drive near Nez Perce Picnic Area, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.)

The bison bull was curious about my camera. This is why I carry two cameras! (Taken on Fountain Flat Drive near Nez Perce Picnic Area, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.)

Camera checked out, the bull continued to head east (Taken on Fountain Flat Drive near Nez Perce Picnic Area, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.)

Crossing Nez Perce Creek, bull heads east. (Taken on Fountain Flat Drive near Nez Perce Picnic Area, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.)

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