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jan 12 20-n-1691 Great Blue Heron (Ardea Herodias) attempting to eat a fish that may be two large at Bosque Del Apache National Wildlife Refuge - San Antonio, NM.
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The water glows crimson as the sun sets over the Bosque del Apache refuge in San Antonio, New Mexico, where sandhill cranes have gathered for the night. A peck at the pond yields a splash of blue! Cranes stand in the shallow ponds scattered around the refuge grounds. The water provides an increment of safety for these birds during the night. Many a coyote, bobcat, or even a mountain lion would love to make a nighttime snack out of any one of them. Even if the water does not keep predators away, it offers the birds an early warning. Predators on the run will likely make a splash. It may seem a little too simple, but it's been working for millions of years. #ILoveNature #ILoveWildlife #WildlifePhotography in #NewMexico #Nature in #America #USA #Wildlife #SandhillCranes #Cranes #Canon #Bringit #DrDADBooks #Photography #Picoftheday #Photooftheday
Reviewing some images from December 2010 and decided this was worth salvaging. I actually enjoyed the snow geese more than the cranes at Bosque del Apache (am I allowed to say that?).
This is but a small taste of what it's like to be surrounded by Sandhill Cranes arriving at Bosque del Apache NWR, just after sunset. The sounds are as much a part of the experience as the sights. Most of the calling is from birds on the ground, “talking” to and calling in the new arrivals. It’s a truly magical experience.
As we were on our way towards the exit of the NWR, we spotted this Cooper's Hawk not far from the road so we pulled over. It flew off to chase another hawk that flew behind it.
Bosque Del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, NM
Initially, I thought this Bobcat was a turkey standing on the side of the road. But a quick look with the binoculars put me into a frenzy to get a shot. I was more stressed than the Bobcat as he slowly sauntered across the road and disappeared into the brush. For years after seeing this guy, each time I visited Bosque Del Apache, I strained my neck and eyes looking for it again with no luck.
Since I hadn't shot anything new I was revisiting my shots from the Bosque del Apache wildlife refuge in New Mexico.
The raw file looked really dull and uninteresting at first, which is why I had ignored it initially but it yielded a nice shot after all.
Shot late afternoon at the Bosque del Apache NWR in New Mexico. Sandhill Cranes silhouetted against the rising moon.
It is not a pig! See the link below:
www.nps.gov/bibe/learn/nature/javelina.htm
Nikon 200-400 mm f/4g lens, f/8, 1/800s, ISO 640
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As the fields grow crowded with Sandhill Cranes and Snow Geese tempers can flare. Demonstrations of pomp become frequent, as birds decide just who belongs here and who belongs there. There are clearly those who appear to be dominant and more aggressive and others that would prefer to live and let live, without much care about who is nearby. It is psychology that reaches to the roots of life itself, and we are no exception.
Sandhill Cranes in Flight-6567
Two Sandhill cranes in seemingly synchronized flight. Captured at Bosque Del Apache NWR. (Just to show you I photograph somewhere besides Florida, haha). Have a great rest of the week!
Canon 7D; ISO 400; 500 mm f/4L IS; 1/1000 sec. @ f/10.
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Snow geese fly off into the eastern evening sky in New Mexico's Bosque del Apache refuge. They will find a shallow pond to sleep in for the night. The water helps protect them from potential predators. Even if predators enter the water, the sounds of splashing will alert the geese to the potential danger. The pastel colors of the evening sky are surreal. It is a most beautiful time of the day. #ILoveNature #ILoveWidlife #WildlifeaPhotography in #NewMexico #Nature in #America #USA #Canon #SnowGeese #Sunset #DrDADBooks #Bringit #Photography
We were fortunate to come across a large flock of gobblers yesterday in perfect light, and with the 1000mm of my digiscoping system I was able to stay far enough away from them to keep from spooking them. I had no idea that this was how they eat seed - it was fascinating to watch and film. When they went down to the water for a drink, it made me laugh when the gobbler jumped when a big frog jumped from in front of him.
I only shoot photos and video using manual focus, and this video of the birds in the tall grass would not have been possible using AF, as the camera would have constantly been trying to focus on the grass in front of the birds.
The sun was quickly setting while the cranes were still flying in to this pond to roost for the night. The lighting/colors change quickly at the fringes of daylight in New Mexico, and if you get the bonus of some clouds it can be quite spectacular. Unfortunately there were very few clouds the days I was there. For some brief moments the almost departed light was hitting the water just right to image this silhouette. Most of the photographers had already left for the night. I am glad I stayed a bit longer to shoot. The Bosque del apache is truly a magical place. 1/20/2014.
The Bald Eagle is an opportunistic feeder. It will take a variety of animals, both living and dead. It subsists, however, mainly on fish, that it plucks from the water with amazing grace. Most of its hunting, therefore, takes place at the air water interface, a physical boundary between two bulk phases, namely liquid and air (or liquid vapor). The physical property of water (and liquids in general) that give its surface form, essentially pulling the molecules together, is called surface tension. In the nature of fish and eagles this scientific term has a more poetic interpretation. #iLoveWildlife #iLoveNature #WildlifePhotography in #Maryland #Nature in #USA #Bald Eagles #DrDADBooks #OneNation #WildlifeConservation
EXPLORE # 190 - This bird species was the Sparrow De Jour of the Refuge--- They were everywhere!!!!
Gotta Love that WHITE crown!!!!!
They seem to be far more abundant as one travels West. They are pretty uncommon here in Georgia. There are 5 subspecies, one of which is a permanent resident out West. Most birds breed in Canada and spend their Winters in the "Lower 48"!
Adult is grey overall, with dull red skin on the crown and lores; whitish chin and upper throat; blackish primaries. Cranes may stain their upper back feathers, lower neck and breast with ferrous solution contained in the mud while preening with muddy bills. In winter, they regularly feed in dry fields consuming corn (as above), insects, amphibians and rodents, returning to water at night.
Compare with Sarus Crane, Demoiselle Crane, Common Crane.
Nikon 200-400mm f/4G lens, x1.4, f/5.6, 1/6400s, ISO 400, NPF
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Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis). Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refige. Socorro Co., New Mexico.
Last year I captured my first crane dispute; this was my second. Yes, they are elegant, but they do express their temper at times. Such was the case above. Territorialism or dominance, I'm not sure what the difference is, but it was certainly not dancing or courtship.
jan 14 20-53 Sunrise with Sandhill Cranes (Grus canadensis) on a semi frozen pond. At South Crane Pond, Bosque Del Apache National Wildlife Refuge - San Antonio, NM.
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jan 12 20-n-1130 Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) in flight at Bosque Del Apache National Wildlife Refuge - San Antonio, NM.
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Sandhill cranes fly out to open fields to search for food, filling the air with their trumpeting call. This daily scene has repeated itself for millennia. The oldest definitive sandhill crane fossils date back two and a half million years. Mankind wouldn't enter the stage for almost 1.9 million years. It is an extraordinary notion and one that demonstrates just how well evolved these birds are.