Bosque Del Apache NWR, New Mexico, 2010, Natural History Photography Blog

Bosque Del Apache NWR, New Mexico, 2010

Filed under: Bosque del Apache, New Mexico on 12/13/2010

Skip and I made a short trip to Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, in New Mexico, to photograph snow geese (Chen caerulescens) and sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis). This is strictly bird photography and has essentially nothing to do with the marine subjects that I really prefer. But its cheap, easy and fun, and is good practice for the real thing, so I’ve joined Skip at Bosque del Apache a couple times now. Here are a few photos from this year’s visit:

Snow geese in flight, Chen caerulescens, Bosque Del Apache, Socorro, New Mexico
Snow geese in flight.
Image ID: 26196  
Species: Snow goose, Chen caerulescens
Location: Bosque Del Apache, Socorro, New Mexico, USA
 
Sandhill crane in flight, wings extended, Grus canadensis, Bosque Del Apache, Socorro, New Mexico
Sandhill crane in flight, wings extended.
Image ID: 26197  
Species: Sandhill Crane, Grus canadensis
Location: Bosque Del Apache, Socorro, New Mexico, USA
 
Snow goose in flight, Chen caerulescens, Bosque Del Apache, Socorro, New Mexico
Snow goose in flight.
Image ID: 26199  
Species: Snow goose, Chen caerulescens
Location: Bosque Del Apache, Socorro, New Mexico, USA
 
Flock of red-winged blackbirds, in flight, blurred in time exposure, Agelaius phoeniceus, Bosque Del Apache, Socorro, New Mexico
Flock of red-winged blackbirds, in flight, blurred in time exposure.
Image ID: 26200  
Species: Red-winged blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus
Location: Bosque Del Apache, Socorro, New Mexico, USA
 
Sandhill crane in flight, wings extended, Grus canadensis, Bosque Del Apache, Socorro, New Mexico
Sandhill crane in flight, wings extended.
Image ID: 26202  
Species: Sandhill Crane, Grus canadensis
Location: Bosque Del Apache, Socorro, New Mexico, USA
 
Snow goose in flight, Chen caerulescens, Bosque Del Apache, Socorro, New Mexico
Snow goose in flight.
Image ID: 26203  
Species: Snow goose, Chen caerulescens
Location: Bosque Del Apache, Socorro, New Mexico, USA
 
Sandhill crane in flight, sunset, Grus canadensis, Bosque Del Apache, Socorro, New Mexico
Sandhill crane in flight, sunset.
Image ID: 26204  
Species: Sandhill Crane, Grus canadensis
Location: Bosque Del Apache, Socorro, New Mexico, USA
 
A flock of snow geese in flight, Chen caerulescens, Bosque Del Apache, Socorro, New Mexico
A flock of snow geese in flight.
Image ID: 26206  
Species: Snow goose, Chen caerulescens
Location: Bosque Del Apache, Socorro, New Mexico, USA
 
Snow goose in flight, Chen caerulescens, Bosque Del Apache, Socorro, New Mexico
Snow goose in flight.
Image ID: 26207  
Species: Snow goose, Chen caerulescens
Location: Bosque Del Apache, Socorro, New Mexico, USA
 
Snow goose bearing neck and leg research ID tags, in flight, Chen caerulescens, Bosque Del Apache, Socorro, New Mexico
Snow goose bearing neck and leg research ID tags, in flight.
Image ID: 26209  
Species: Snow goose, Chen caerulescens
Location: Bosque Del Apache, Socorro, New Mexico, USA
 

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5 Comments »

  1. Gorgeous shots — love the variety of closeups, wide angles, and pans. Great backgrounds and bokeh too. What an amazing experience it must be to see that migration!

    Comment by Della Huff — 12/16/2010 @ 10:51 am

  2. Thanks Della. I really didn’t see the “migration” — these birds have already arrived at BDANWR and will reside there for a while. So, they are essentially at one end of their migration. But it is great to see so many birds in one place, with such concentrations

    Comment by Phil — 12/16/2010 @ 10:58 am

  3. Really beautiful images! The numbers of these birds during the winter is astounding. I especially like the snow goose calling while its in flight. I haven’t seen too many images like that — it really stands out!

    Comment by Pat Ulrich — 12/21/2010 @ 2:22 pm

  4. Many thanks for your kind words, Pat!

    Comment by Phil — 12/21/2010 @ 3:23 pm

  5. Amazing images. I’ve been in New Mexico deserts many times. But I’ve never been in this area. Such a shame. Should go there ….

    Comment by Sven Grauer Photography — 9/25/2011 @ 11:19 am



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