Snow Geese Blasting Off at Sunrise, Bosque del Apache, Phillip Colla Photography

Snow Geese Blasting Off at Sunrise, Bosque del Apache

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Latitude: 33° 48' 17.31" N, Longitude: 106° 53' 3.73" W, Coord: 33.80481°, -106.88437°
Filed under: Bosque del Apache, New Mexico on 12/23/2008

Another early morning blast off of thousands of snow geese (Chen caerulescens), viewed from near the flight deck alongside the main impoundment at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge

Snow geese at dawn. Snow geese often blast off just before or after dawn, leaving the ponds where they rest for the night to forage elsewhere during the day., Chen caerulescens, Copyright Phillip Colla, image #21806, all rights reserved worldwide.
Snow geese at dawn. Snow geese often “blast off” just before or after dawn, leaving the ponds where they rest for the night to forage elsewhere during the day. Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, Socorro, New Mexico, USA.
Image: 21806  
Species: Chen caerulescens
Location: Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, Socorro, New Mexico, USA
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