Three weeks ago, the Annual Crane Festival took place at Monte Vista. I arrived after the crowds had left at the end of the weekend. I made this image soon after arriving at the National Wildlife Refuge. This was a group of Sandhill Cranes near the edge of the corn field.
During the course of the late afternoon, the cranes were moving between their feed grounds. I was fortunate to capture this leader of the pack!
The next morning, I stopped by a tree where owls and hawks nest. Here there was a pair of Red-Tailed Hawks building a nest. In this image, one bird was looking out over the corn fields
The other bird was breaking some branches on one tree to carry to the nest site on a second tree. I was able to capture this image of the hawk, in flight, with a branch in its bill.
Enjoy these images. Keep safe and healthy during this difficult times.