Jani-Lee
Our parting glance back...
Our second day started very early in the morning at Bosque Del Apache Bird Sanctuary. It turned out to be the best decision that we made in our entire trip. We were greeted by a an elderly, retired couple. They take their mobile home and travel throughout the United States and volunteer at various bird sanctuaries. It is their job to welcome guests and inform visitors of the rules and regulations. They gave us tips on bird sightings. This particular day they let us know that quite a few roads were not accessible due to the controlled burn that was taking place. We were disappointed but resigned to make the most of our day - after all, we had come a very long way to explore this place.
We spent the morning exploring the different roads, stopping to get out and watching for any bird activity. We walked along the many culverts and bodies of water. We saw Hawks, ducks, a Heron, and a bonus gorgeous yellow bird! We even had another visit from the Javelinas.
We ended up at a large body of water and watched as the Snow Geese came in. There were thousands of them. What a noise they made! They seemed twitter-pated, unsettled and kept rising in and out of the water and up into the bluest of all skies. Not a cloud! I kept saying to my husband that I could not believe that the park was doing a burn on that day because it was so windy.
As we watched the birds, the air became so acrid from the smoke. I started coughing. It was horrible. I told my husband that I would bet money that the burn was out of control.
Five minutes later, a panicked Wildlife Officer drove up to us and said in no uncertain terms that we had to leave immediately. They promptly led us out of the Sanctuary.
As we bid farewell to another adventure we watched in the rearview mirror the devastating smoke that billowed from Bosque Del Apache Bird Sanctuary. I had to stop the truck. We got out and surveyed the land remembering it was the same landscape that only last night was aglow with the Golden hour but now it was being ravaged by fire.
In disbelief I snapped this parting shot and we drove off wondering how this story would end...
Our parting glance back...
Our second day started very early in the morning at Bosque Del Apache Bird Sanctuary. It turned out to be the best decision that we made in our entire trip. We were greeted by a an elderly, retired couple. They take their mobile home and travel throughout the United States and volunteer at various bird sanctuaries. It is their job to welcome guests and inform visitors of the rules and regulations. They gave us tips on bird sightings. This particular day they let us know that quite a few roads were not accessible due to the controlled burn that was taking place. We were disappointed but resigned to make the most of our day - after all, we had come a very long way to explore this place.
We spent the morning exploring the different roads, stopping to get out and watching for any bird activity. We walked along the many culverts and bodies of water. We saw Hawks, ducks, a Heron, and a bonus gorgeous yellow bird! We even had another visit from the Javelinas.
We ended up at a large body of water and watched as the Snow Geese came in. There were thousands of them. What a noise they made! They seemed twitter-pated, unsettled and kept rising in and out of the water and up into the bluest of all skies. Not a cloud! I kept saying to my husband that I could not believe that the park was doing a burn on that day because it was so windy.
As we watched the birds, the air became so acrid from the smoke. I started coughing. It was horrible. I told my husband that I would bet money that the burn was out of control.
Five minutes later, a panicked Wildlife Officer drove up to us and said in no uncertain terms that we had to leave immediately. They promptly led us out of the Sanctuary.
As we bid farewell to another adventure we watched in the rearview mirror the devastating smoke that billowed from Bosque Del Apache Bird Sanctuary. I had to stop the truck. We got out and surveyed the land remembering it was the same landscape that only last night was aglow with the Golden hour but now it was being ravaged by fire.
In disbelief I snapped this parting shot and we drove off wondering how this story would end...