{"id":7422,"date":"2017-04-02T20:49:23","date_gmt":"2017-04-03T03:49:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/?p=7422"},"modified":"2017-04-02T20:49:23","modified_gmt":"2017-04-03T03:49:23","slug":"more-images-from-monte-vista","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/02\/more-images-from-monte-vista\/","title":{"rendered":"More Images From Monte Vista"},"content":{"rendered":"

During the trip to Monte Vista, I found this male Red-Winged Blackbird among the cattails. Like many of the blackbirds, he was calling out. It was fascinating to watch these birds. They have to take a big breath of air to vocalize their call. So their bodies and wings spread out, as we can see in the image below.<\/p>\n

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Red-Winged Blackbird Calling, Monte Vista<\/p><\/div>\n

For much of the day, clouds were stacked up above the mountains to the west. As the sun set, the colors of the clouds warmed with the setting sun.<\/p>\n

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Clouds Over Western Mountains, Monte Vista<\/p><\/div>\n

To the east, a single cloud caught the last rays of the sun.<\/p>\n

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Sunset Light On Single Cloud, Monte Vista<\/p><\/div>\n

Early the following morning, I headed out to the Wildlife Refuge before sunrise. As the sun rose, I made this image of the sunlight streaming in front of Blanca Peak.<\/p>\n

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Spring Sunrise Blanca Peak, From Monte Vista<\/p><\/div>\n

I spent a couple of hours near the wetlands that morning. The Coots were very active that morning. I am not sure whether the Coots were establishing their territory or whether they were courting. This image was made as one Coots was chasing another across the water.<\/p>\n

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Coots Chasing… Monte Vista<\/p><\/div>\n

The Canada Geese were out to be found everywhere. I found this courting pair.<\/p>\n

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Canada Geese Courting, Monte Vista<\/p><\/div>\n

What big tongues geese have!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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