Another set of great memories

from Bosque Del Apache National wildlife refuge in New Mexico

New Mexico USA

A trio of Cranes (Grus canadensis) fly above the water at Bosque del Apache near sunset.

Taken on a beautiful afternoon at Bosque del Apache. Photographing the ducks as they came in to land in a small pond was a great way to finish the day.

Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge Center

Bosque del Apache NWR. New Mexico. 1/21/2014.

I usually shoot handheld but for this trip my new tripod and Wimberley head proved of enormous value.

1/2500 sec

Aperture priority f/4.5

Focal Length300 mm

ISO Speed100

The Atlanta metro-plex here is in recovery from a brutally timed snowstorm, which snarled traffic to a halt, forcing people to spend the night in their cars, abandon their cars to seek shelter or walk home, etc....

Having just returned from another glorious trip to the Bosque Del Apache National wildlife refuge....It's time for more sandhill crane shots!!! Many more from this year to add....

, Bosque del Apache NWR

Bosque Del Apache

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Sandhill Crane family at Bosque del Apache, NM

Bosque Del Apache

There's nothing quite like 20,000 geese all lifting off at once and flying 30 feet over your head at sunrise.

Where I met up with three other photographers to see sandhill cranes and snow geese.

Flock of Snow Geese Flying over the field – Bosque del Apache NWR, NM

Bosque Del Apache

Dec 2014

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)

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Bosque Del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, NM

This was my first, and so far only, confirmed bobcat sighting and I still get excited thinking about it.

Early morning, Bosque del Apache NM - 3 Sandhill cranes approach the takeoff zone. This, our first "sunrise" of four, turned out to be the only one where we got color in the water, and it only lasted a few minutes. Each day, I felt more and more special to have experienced that.

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Bosque Del Apache

Where I met up with three other photographers to see sandhill cranes and snow geese.

11/2011

I guess I couldn't get enough of these cranes. It was great fun attempting to capture the "perfect" BIF photo (or at least try to match the skill of some of my Flickr friends).

Bosque del Apache, NM

Sandhill cranes and snow geese return to roost as daylight fades at Bosque Del Apache.

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Last we saw of the bobcat before she disappeared into the tall grass. This is dedicated to my Flickr friend TT IN THE DESERT who wanted to know the secret of obtaining bobcat pictures. I'm sure you would have bobcat pictures you were happy with if you found a cooperative bobcat in the wild and had your camera with a long lens on it with you!

(Sorry Terry, I don't know how to post a link to your photostream. Could someone let me know how?)