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"Sunset Snow Geese"

Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
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"The race is on!"

Two Snow Geese speed past the scenery at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
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Snow Geese taking flight

Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
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"Morning stroll in the snow"

Sandhill Cranes on a snowy December morning at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
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"Snowy Runway"

A pair of Sandhill Cranes taking flight from a frozen pond in Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
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"Red-Winged Rush"

While driving the roads of Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, we spotted this large group of Red-Winged Blackbirds that was flying around one of the fields... they would fly around a bit, then land for a moment, then fly around again.  I've never seen so many Red-Winged Blackbirds at one time before.  Luckily I had my camera and telephoto lens ready to capture this rush of birds!  (If you click on the image to view the larger version, you might be able to see one Yellow-Headed Blackbird which was mixed in with the Red-Wings!  HINT:  Look along the lower third of the image, near the center of the frame.)
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"Blue morning at Bosque"

An overcast, snowy, predawn morning makes for a dramatic image of these Sandhill Cranes at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge.
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"Safe Zone"

A group of Canada Geese along with a few Sandhill Cranes rests in a field at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge.  The fields provide food and a modicum of protection from coyotes, their main predator at the refuge.  The birds are usually clustered in the middle of these fields, so they can see the coyotes coming in time to take off and avoid being caught by one.
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"Coyotes on the prowl"

A pair of coyotes working their way along the edge of one of the fields at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge.  There was a group of snow geese out in the middle of this field, several hundred yards away from these coyotes.  The coyotes had their eyes on the birds... not sure if they got any or not, as they ducked into the brush and I never saw them again.
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"The race is on!"

Two Snow Geese speed past the scenery at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
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"The race is on!"

Two Snow Geese speed past the scenery at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
See photo in original gallery.