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Bosque del Apache NWR 2013

These images were made on my first trip to Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in November of 2013. I spent three and a half great days under the guidance of Robert O'Toole to learn the ropes at this bird photography mecca.
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Sandhill Crane angles past in downstroke through early light blue sky
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Sandhill Crane angles past in downstroke through early light blue sky

Bosque Del ApacheNew MexicoNorth AmericaUnited States3556Edit

  • Snow Geese take to the air on a red sky morning over the main pool
  • Snow Geese fill the orange morning sky as photographers look on...with cameras clicking
  • Adult Sandhill Crane on early morning flight from roost to find some breakfast
  • Adult Sandhill Crane in golden early morning light shortly after takeoff from roosting pool
  • Two Sandhill Cranes look on as a third leans forward in anticipation of taking flight in the early morning light
  • An adult Sandhill Crane in full downstroke showing distinct tan markings on dorsal wing surfaces...l like the curled primary feathers
  • Adult and juvenile Sandhill Cranes are bathed in early morning light as they stand on the edge of the roosting pool
  • Adult Sandhill Crane in flight in early morning light over roosting pond
  • Sandhill Cranes scanning the skies while others line up for take off
  • Sandhill Crane in flight past snow-dusted mountains
  • Sandhill Crane flies past in front of mountains in early dawn light
  • Adult Sandhill Crane heads for corn fields while squawking
  • A pair of Sandhill Cranes flies past in formation in the early morning light
  • Squawking Sandhill Crane against blue New Mexico sky in early dawn light
  • Sandhill Crane angles past in upstroke through early light blue sky
  • Sandhill Crane angles past in downstroke through early light blue sky
  • Squawking adult Sandhill Crane flying overhead in clear New Mexico sky
  • Snow geese leave the roosting pools in waves in the morning
  • Vocal white morph Snow Goose shortly after take-off...still dripping a bit
  • Adult white morph Snow Goose reducing air speed
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