{"id":7812,"date":"2017-12-27T21:29:34","date_gmt":"2017-12-28T04:29:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/?p=7812"},"modified":"2017-12-27T21:54:06","modified_gmt":"2017-12-28T04:54:06","slug":"bosque-del-apache-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/27\/bosque-del-apache-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Bosque Del Apache — part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two weeks ago, I headed down to Socorro, NM, to spend some time developing skills at photographing birds. At the entrance of Bosque Del Apache (a National Wildlife Refuge site), is a pond where many Sandhill Cranes and thousands of Snow Geese spend the night. The cranes usually gather in quiet family groups. The geese are always chattering away, creating a cacophony of sound. About sunrise, these birds leave the safety of the ponds to feed at other parts of the wildlife refuge. I made the following image of a pair of cranes as they took flight, leaving the cacophony of the ponds.<\/p>\n

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Sandhill Crane Pair, Bosque Del Apache<\/p><\/div>\n

As a pair of cranes passed in front of the mountains, I made this image of these magnificent birds in flight.<\/p>\n

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Sandhill Cranes In Flight, Bosque Del Apache<\/p><\/div>\n

Later in the afternoon, I found a Pied Grebe, swimming and feeding in one of the ponds. These birds dive to find food under water. After surfacing, I made this image as it looked at me.<\/p>\n

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Pied Grebe, Bosque Del Apache<\/p><\/div>\n

On the second morning at the ponds, the water was lit by pink light reflecting off the mountains. I made this image of the Sandhill Cranes standing in the pond.<\/p>\n

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Sandhill Cranes Before Dawn, Bosque Del Apache<\/p><\/div>\n

Close to the main tour loop entrance, several White Crowned Sparrows feed around the bushes. One of the sparrows was perched on the bush, catching the morning sunshine.<\/p>\n

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White Crowned Sparrow, Bosque Del Apache<\/p><\/div>\n

That completes the first of the images that I captured.<\/p>\n

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