I photographed a relaxed nursery group of Bison calves while a Coyote trotted calmly among them, almost like an uninvited babysitter.
Taken in the rolling foothills of Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, this springtime moment shows new life scattered across fresh green grass beneath rugged granite outcrops.
Bison cows are confident enough to remain bedded while their young explore nearby, trusting in numbers and size. The Coyote, likely searching for rodents, poses little threat to calves under their mothers’ heavy gaze.
