Snow geese blast off, Chen caerulescens, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, Socorro, New Mexico

Snow geese blast off. After resting and preening on water, snow geese are started by a coyote, hawk or just wind and take off en masse by the thousands. As many as 50,000 snow geese are found at Bosque del Apache NWR at times, stopping at the refuge during their winter migration along the Rio Grande River. Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, Socorro, New Mexico, USA

Species: Snow goose, Chen caerulescens
Location: Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, Socorro, New Mexico
Image ID: 21874
Format: Digital 1.6:1

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Animal > Bird > Goose (Anatidae) > Snow Goose
Location > Protected Threatened and Significant Places > National Wildlife Refuges > Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
Location > USA > New Mexico > Socorro > Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge

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Snow geese blast off, Chen caerulescens, #21874