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The sun's still not up, and the fly-out is well underway. We're seeing the geese backlit against the sunrise so they're not looking as brilliantly white as they usualy do, but the numbers are as amazing as ever.
Feels like it's getting colder and the breeze is starting to pick up. When are the cranes going to leave?
One more snow goose in flight at Bosque Del Apache NWR. Taken back in 2010, but only recently edited, as I completely overlooked this one in Lightroom's light table view.
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During the recent snow storm on November 24th in New Mexico I had the pleasure of being able to watch sandhill cranes and snow geese carry out their daily routine under a blanket of falling snow. Gusty winds and low temperature had changed some of their usual patterns, but overall, fly-ins and fly-outs were unchanged. My only discontent came from my obligation to have to leave that snowy day. I would have liked to have been able to photograph more during the day. Perhaps another day!
jan 12 20-n-1090 Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus) at Bosque Del Apache National Wildlife Refuge - San Antonio, NM.
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A sandhill crane arrives in the fields in hope of finding leftover grain. Snow has fallen, and this is likely to make the search a bit more difficult. The crane has fresh snow on its feet an head so this probably isn't its first stop. An early winter storm changed the scenario overnight at @Bosque del Apache NWR in San Antonio, New Mexico on the final day of the Festival of the Cranes celebration. It was an interesting accent to a fun an informative week.
"In Seventeen and eighty two
Above this Nation's skies so blue
An Eagle took a maiden flight
For liberty and human right.
Immortalized upon the seal
Native arrows it does wield
Symbolizing might and strength
An olive branch for peace at length."
From "One Nation"
For a better understanding of these verses, take a dollar bill out of your pocket and look at the eagle on the great seal on the back of the bill. Notice also that the eagle's head is turned toward the side of the olive branch, favoring peace. The great seal was thoughtfully planned, and included Native American symbolism at a time when Native Americans and colonists were at violent odds. Intriguing!
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We learned today that it's not very common for Sandhill Cranes to successfully raise two colts, making this scene even more special. The dark spots in the background that look like dust spots are really crows or blackbirds in the distance.
Taken at Bosque del Apache NWR. Digiscoped using manual focus.
This is video my wife captured of some of the photographers at this location. Most of the pond and many more photographers were to the left of where the video starts.
These impressive birds, with green feathered masks and a cream colored cap, are American Wigeon drakes (drakes being the name for male ducks). They have already begun their migration from the more northern reaches of North America to southern wintering grounds like Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. Wigeons are dabbling ducks. That means that they procure their meals predominantly by eating from the surface rather than diving. However, it is said that they do have a peculiar propensity to steal pieces of vegetation brought to the surface by other diving birds. You can pick out dabbling ducks easily. They are the birds who spend time with their tails pointed skyward and their heads under water. Diving ducks, on the other hand, do just that. They will dive under the water and resurface some distance away. Whether dabbling or diving, it all sounds just ducky to me! #ILoveWildlife #ILoveNature #ILoveBirds #WildlifePhotography in #NewMexico #Nature in #BosquedelApacheNWR #AmericanWigeon #Wigeon National Wildlife Federation The National Audubon Society #Photography #DrDADBooks #Picoftheday #Photooftheday
Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) male. Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. Socorro Co., New Mexico.
Sandhill Cranes (Antigone canadensis) at sunset, returning to roost for the night. Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. Socorro Co., New Mexico.
My wife took this photo of me and two others photographers doing what photographers do. I am in the tan cap and dark vest. This pond is right beside the road and what had been overrun with photographers at dawn was almost empty at midday.
Sandhill Cranes. Bosque Del Apache NWR, New Mexico.
This is an image from my January 2010 trip. The Sandhills and Snow Geese roost in shallow water during the night for protection from predators. There are two shows daily, the fly-out and the fly-in. Luckily these stayed until the light was good enough to capture them still roosting, thus allowing for a bonus show.
A mule deer family hides amongst the dense brush at @Bosque del Apache, NWR, in San Antonio, New Mexico. Mule deer differ from white tail deer in that they have larger mule-like ears (from which we derive their name), black tipped tails, and antlers that bifurcate. They are mainly browsers (eating brush and shrubs) but will also eat grasses (graze). Males tend to live on their own, or in groups. Fauns are born in the spring and are weaned by fall. Mule deer are generally found west of the Missouri River.