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Bosque del Apache, 2024 — extras

After posting images from our recent visit to Bosque del Apache, I omitted some interesting images. In the following image, I was photographing one Red-Tailed Hawk. The hawk took flight just before the following hawk flew in. Perhaps there was a dispute over territory? The hawk below looks like a dark morph variant, that has significantly darker coloring compared to most birds in that species.

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Red-Tailed Hawk, In Flight.

In the previous post, I mentioned the Coyote that moved in when we were birding. Well. Here is the Coyote. Apparently it was one of three Coyotes that other folks had seen a little earlier!

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Coyote, Bosque del Apache.

Here is one of the Sandhill Cranes coming in to land, that I was photographing while the Coyote was in the area.

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Sandhill Crane Landing, Bosque del Apache.

While photographing shore birds, a Northern Harrier flew in to do some hunting. These birds are really nimble and perform impressive aerobatic maneuvers while hunting. This Harrier turned back as it started to dive.

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Northern Harrier, Diving No 1.

Here is another image as the Harrier continued diving. Both images have been heavily cropped to show more detail, because the Harrier was a long distance away.

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Northern Harrier, Diving No 2.

At the end of our last day at Bosque del Apache, the setting sun was streaming through the bushes and trees.

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Sunlight Streaming Through Bushes And Trees.

Here are two images from the end of the day.

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Sunset Glow, Behind The Trees.

Enjoy.

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