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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...
Snow geese in flight while the sandhill cranes continue roosting before day breaks at Bosque Del Apache National Wildlife Refuge.
Snow geese take flight before dawn from a pond at Bosque Del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico.
Look behind you (and on the ground). You might find something else cool to photograph!
This is the bobcat that was in front of the other bobcat. I thought this was the male since the one in the back kept going in and out of the brush (kittens maybe) but the brush in front is hiding the vital info.
Bosque Del Apache, New Mexico. Can anyone help with ID? I'm thinking this is a Ferruginous, but would love a 2nd opinion!
Sandhill Cranes are just amazing birds! They mate for life....Are incredibly social....Are absolutely beautiful.....Like to kick each other in the face.......Like to dance......Like to talk a lot!!! Here is another series from my trip to Bosque Del Apache National Wildlife refuge and Bernardo wildlife management area in New Mexico winter of 2025.
Bosque del Apache NWR, Socorro, NM - 12/31/10 - Second blast off of the morning at the railroad ponds. This one with a little more light and intensity. The sight and sound were simply amazing, like nothing I have ever experienced. An incredible sight, and in a moment they are gone - off to feed for the day in nearby fields.
Likely the rarest bird I will ever see in my lifetime the last breeding pairs seen in the US prior to restoration efforts were near Brownsville, Texas, in 1946 and Deming, New Mexico, in 1952. Full-scale restoration began in the 1990s when The Peregrine Fund began breeding Aplomados in captivity and releasing them in southern Texas.
By the early 2000s, a wild-breeding population of about 40 territorial pairs had arisen from these efforts. The organization has more recently begun a program to reestablish the species in western Texas and southern New Mexico.
Fifty Aplomado Falcons were released during 2007 and 2006. Twenty-eight were released from two different hack sites on the Armendaris Ranch, owned by Ted Turner, and 22 on the adjacent White Sands Missile Range, state of Utah and Bureau of Land Management lands.
The 360,000-acre Pedro Armendaris Ranch shares part of its northern border with the southern edge of Bosque del Apache NWR.
Even though the first shot show this little guy perched on a man made post and his bands are clearly visible, he is in fact a wild bird and these were all taken at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge - San Antonio, NM
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. In this picture, the Sandhill Cranes continue to stay at the pond, but the Snow Geese fly away as some unseen force compels them.
I like this one. The Sandhill Cranes stand rock still as the Snow Geese launch into flight. In one picture we have calm and chaos together with the same stimulus.
The brilliant blue sky,
With wide white clouds up so high
What I have seen today,
Seems right out of a dream.
I stopped by at Bosque del Apache for a couple of hours, it's always a relaxing experience.
A backlit photo of sandhill cranes posing and feeding at sunset at Bosque del Apache Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico.
An adult female Vermilion Flycatcher at the Bosque Del Apache Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico. The Vermilion Flycatcher is a small bird species that belongs to the family of tyrant flycatchers.
In Native American Culture it is considered a symbol of renewal, transformation, resilience and courage. Seems like a nice coincidence I was able to photograph one on the first of the year (in 2009).
Bosque del Apache was the final stop on our Great Southwestern Tour for 2013. There were a few birds left the first week in March, but the real show was the colors in the landscape.
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...