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Sandhill Crane joining others to eat leftover corn in "the farm" at Bosque del Apache.

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Look at their rear ends. See how the feathers puff up and cascade over? It's like a bustle that women used to wear.

Sedge Wren at Bosque del Apache NWR, Socorro Co., NM, 160424. Cistothorus platensis, Passeriformes: Troglodytidae. AKA short-billed marsh wren

Long-tailed Duck at Bosque del Apache NWR, Socorro Co., NM, 190323. Clangula heymalis. Anseriformes: Anatidae.

Long-tailed Duck at Bosque del Apache NWR, Socorro Co., NM, 180317. Clangula hyemalis. Anseriformes: Anatidae.

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A small part of the snow goose flock at Bosque del Apache NWR, near San Antonio, New Mexico.

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Least Bittern at Bosque del Apache NWR, Socorro Co., NM, 130710. Ixobrychus exilis. Pelecaniformes: Ardeidae.

Decided to upload this now, though as I sit here in the airport I have not yet identified this bird.

There are a few nice-looking male pintails dabbling around in the marshy foreground, too.

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San Antonio, NM

Sandhill Crane joining others to eat leftover corn in "the farm" at Bosque del Apache.

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Bosque del Apache NWR, NM, Feb 10 2017

3 males

Sungrebe (SUNG), Bosque del Apache NWR, Socorro County, New Mexico, November 18, 2008, by Stephen Fettig