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Snow Geese on Pond, Bosque del Apache

Filed under: Bosque del Apache, New Mexico on 12/19/2008

Each morning I would watch the predawn blast off of snow geese from Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge’s main impoundment. Each time was impressive. Afterward, I would move to the crane pools, hoping to watch the cranes take off as the sun reached them and warmed them up. One morning at one of the crane pools a large “fly in” of geese took place just as the sun was cresting the mountains in the distance. These were the same geese that had lifted off from the main impoundment pool, only to settle down again by the thousands in a new pool, backlit by a golden sunrise.

Snow geese resting, on a still pond in early morning light, in groups of several thousands., Chen caerulescens, Copyright Phillip Colla, image #21808, all rights reserved worldwide.
Snow geese resting, on a still pond in early morning light, in groups of several thousands. Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, Socorro, New Mexico, USA.
Image: 21808  
Species: Chen caerulescens
Location: Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, Socorro, New Mexico, USA
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