Where the buffalo roam

I was out walking the grid roads yesterday and was delighted to find a herd of buffalo grazing about in a field. I hopped down into the ditch to take a photo, but they all ran off in a thunderous gallop. The sound of them running was the most amazing thing I ever heard. Watching them run was also pretty cool.

I felt guilty though for causing them panic, especially when a baby became separated from the herd and struggled to keep up. If I was a predator, it would have been dead.

Anyhow, I didn't think the buffalo would be so jumpy. Clearly I underestimated their survival instinct, which is definitely lacking in the cows around here. You could walk right up to a cow and it would just look at you. And a cow certainly should be afraid of humans. Yet somehow they do little to fight us.