Alberta Buffalo

On my way to Cranbrook last Friday, I drove past Olds Alberta and spotted a herd of Buffalo (or Bison) fenced in on a huge field. I stopped to take some photos, walking towards the fence. This big guy looked over and it hit me - he is HUGE! I didn't walk right up to the fence, because it suddenly looked very flimsy, if he decided to charge. Jet and Ted my Border Collies were barking in the car. I don't think they would get far herding this "big brown sheep."

Here is another view of the herd of buffalo. Amazing to think the Prairies were once covered with so many that it took a day for a whole herd to go by. What a majestic and prehistoric-looking animal. Restaurants in this area offer Bison Burgers and "Beefalo" which is a cross. I gather the meat is leaner than Beef but quite good - have not tried it yet.

You can see that the big boy is further away than it appears in my photo above - I used my zoom lens.