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Bosque Del Apache and Ladd Gordon wildlife refuges....never dissapoint. Sandhill cranes

Bosque del Apache, NM, US

Bosque del Apache, NM, US

Bosque del Apache NWR, San Antonio, NM

Bosque provides food and shelter for many kinds of birds. This are some photos of an enormous flock of red-winged blackbirds. From a distance, it looked like huge schools of fish swirling and moving in unison. It was incredible to watch..

Sandhill Cranes, Bosque del Apache, New Mexico

sandhill cranes lifting off the ice

Using some of the Topaz suite of filters.

Bosque del Apache NWR, New Mexico, USA

Blue Morph Snow Goose at Bosque del Apache NWR

Sand Hill cranes flying in formation for a night roost at Bosque del Apache, NM.

Mallard duck flies over 2 sandhill cranes preparing for lift off

Snow geese roosting in one of the pools at Bosque del Apache while the sun crests above the horizon.

Bosque Del Apache National Wildlife Refuge NM sunrise. Thousands of Sandhill Cranes and Snow Geese spend the winter in New Mexico, USA. Everyday thousands of birds spend the evening at the ponds to escape predators and leave each morning to find food.

 

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Bosque del Apache NWR, New Mexico

At the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge near Socorro, NM.

 

I love my Fujifilm XT-2 camera, but I sorely miss the telephoto lenses of the Canon. This image was severely cropped to provide more detail on the cranes.

 

Happy Monday! Thanks, as always, for stopping by and for all of your kind comments -- I appreciate them all.

 

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Sandhill crane family in flight

This is the time of year that the Sandhill cranes migrate north to their summer breeding grounds. In honor of their great journeys, I am sharing some more of my favorite images. These were all captured in New Mexico at Bosque Del Apache National Wildlife refuge and Bernardo wildlife management area in December of 2023. The never ending fun interactions between these incredibly social birds is what keeps many of us going back....and back.....and...

Bosque Del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, NM

Bosque Del Apache National Wildlife Refuge

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