{"id":10609,"date":"2026-01-31T12:22:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T19:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/?p=10609"},"modified":"2026-01-31T12:22:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T19:22:10","slug":"bosque-del-apache-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/2026\/01\/31\/bosque-del-apache-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Bosque Del Apache, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Early in January, we visited Bosque del Apache Wildlife Refuge to do some birding and some photography. At the end of our first day, we had some spectacular clouds that were lit up by the setting sun.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ip15-9921-Bosque-Del-Apache-Sunset.jpg\" alt=\"ip15-9921-Bosque-Del-Apache-Sunset\" class=\"wp-image-10614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ip15-9921-Bosque-Del-Apache-Sunset.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ip15-9921-Bosque-Del-Apache-Sunset-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bosque Del Apache Sunset.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The main pond generally has many ducks and geese that I had photographed earlier in the day. However, after the sun had set, I captured this pair of trees that were reflected in the water.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/3317-0401-Bosque-Del-Apache-Pond-Reflections.jpg\" alt=\"3317-0401-Bosque-Del-Apache-Pond-Reflections\" class=\"wp-image-10613\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/3317-0401-Bosque-Del-Apache-Pond-Reflections.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/3317-0401-Bosque-Del-Apache-Pond-Reflections-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bosque Del Apache Pond Reflections.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>During our early morning outing the next day, we found a group of Javalina foraging along the roadside. I captured an image of one Javalina as it was working along the roadside. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"553\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/3316-0006-Javalina-At-Roadside-Bosque-Del-Apache.jpg\" alt=\"3316-0006-Javalina-At-Roadside-Bosque-Del-Apache\" class=\"wp-image-10615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/3316-0006-Javalina-At-Roadside-Bosque-Del-Apache.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/3316-0006-Javalina-At-Roadside-Bosque-Del-Apache-768x531.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Javalina At Roadside, Bosque Del Apache.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Close by, there were some grasses at the roadside. The sun had not yet lit up the grasses, so I captured this following image that was converted to monochrome black and white.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/3316-0050-Grasses-Bosque-Del-Apache.jpg\" alt=\"3316-0050-Grasses-Bosque-Del-Apache\" class=\"wp-image-10611\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Grasses, Bosque Del Apache.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>As a panned across the grasses, without refocusing the lens, I found some more grasses in a pleasing composition. That I also converted to monochrome.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"529\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/3316-0051-Blurred-Grasses-Bosque-Del-Apache.jpg\" alt=\"3316-0051-Blurred-Grasses-Bosque-Del-Apache\" class=\"wp-image-10612\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Blurred Grasses, Bosque Del Apache.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>I decided to post these images before January came to a close!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Early in January, we visited Bosque del Apache Wildlife Refuge to do some birding and some photography. At the end of our first day, we had some spectacular clouds that were lit up by the setting sun. The main pond generally has many ducks and geese that I had photographed earlier in the day. 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