{"id":9083,"date":"2021-03-31T21:08:54","date_gmt":"2021-04-01T04:08:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/?p=9083"},"modified":"2021-03-31T21:08:57","modified_gmt":"2021-04-01T04:08:57","slug":"visit-to-monte-vista","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/2021\/03\/31\/visit-to-monte-vista\/","title":{"rendered":"Visit To Monte Vista"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A couple of weeks ago, we spent a few days in Monte Vista to do some birding in the National Wildlife Refuge. It was great to go out to this great location. This was the last location where I stayed a few nights just before the Covid lockdown started!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2555-0162-View-Towards-Blanco-Peak-Monte-Vista-NWR.jpg\" alt=\"2555-0162-View-Towards-Blanco-Peak-Monte-Vista-NWR\" class=\"wp-image-9087\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2555-0162-View-Towards-Blanco-Peak-Monte-Vista-NWR.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2555-0162-View-Towards-Blanco-Peak-Monte-Vista-NWR-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>View Towards Blanco Peak, Monte Vista NWR.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Soon after arrival, we spent a few hours near one of the ponds in the wildlife refuge. This muskrat was spotted swimming up one of the channels adjacent to the main pond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"521\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2555-0020-Muskrat-Swimming-Monte-Vista-NWR.jpg\" alt=\"2555-0020-Muskrat-Swimming-Monte-Vista-NWR\" class=\"wp-image-9085\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2555-0020-Muskrat-Swimming-Monte-Vista-NWR.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2555-0020-Muskrat-Swimming-Monte-Vista-NWR-768x500.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>Muskrat Swimming, Monte Vista NWR.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We counted about a dozen Cinnamon Teals, mostly male, farther down the channel. I managed to capture this male bird as he was spreading wings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"545\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2555-0038-Cinnamon-Teal-Spreading-Wings.jpg\" alt=\"2555-0038-Cinnamon-Teal-Spreading-Wings\" class=\"wp-image-9086\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2555-0038-Cinnamon-Teal-Spreading-Wings.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2555-0038-Cinnamon-Teal-Spreading-Wings-768x523.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>Cinnamon Teal Spreading Wings.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There were two mating pairs swimming along the same channel. In this image, the female was swimming ahead of the male.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"564\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2555-0174-Cinnamon-Teal-Female-Monte-Vista-NWR.jpg\" alt=\"2555-0174-Cinnamon-Teal-Female-Monte-Vista-NWR\" class=\"wp-image-9088\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2555-0174-Cinnamon-Teal-Female-Monte-Vista-NWR.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2555-0174-Cinnamon-Teal-Female-Monte-Vista-NWR-768x541.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>Cinnamon Teal Female, Monte Vista NWR.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Soon the male came into view&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"558\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2555-0179-Cinnamon-Teal-Male-Monte-Vista-NWR.jpg\" alt=\"2555-0179-Cinnamon-Teal-Male-Monte-Vista-NWR\" class=\"wp-image-9089\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2555-0179-Cinnamon-Teal-Male-Monte-Vista-NWR.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2555-0179-Cinnamon-Teal-Male-Monte-Vista-NWR-768x536.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>Cinnamon Teal Male, Monte Vista NWR.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This was a great location to capture these teal ducks. We were really lucky to get really close, capturing some great images as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2555-0203-Cinnamon-Teal-Pair.jpg\" alt=\"2555-0203-Cinnamon-Teal-Pair\" class=\"wp-image-9090\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2555-0203-Cinnamon-Teal-Pair.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2555-0203-Cinnamon-Teal-Pair-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>Cinnamon Teal Pair.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The following morning we headed back to the ponds just before sunrise. The Sandhill Cranes were bathed in the dawn sunlight. This pond was a location where the cranes often spent the night to avoid predators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"610\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2556-0001-Sandhill-Cranes-Waiting-At-Sunrise.jpg\" alt=\"2556-0001-Sandhill-Cranes-Waiting-At-Sunrise\" class=\"wp-image-9091\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2556-0001-Sandhill-Cranes-Waiting-At-Sunrise.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2556-0001-Sandhill-Cranes-Waiting-At-Sunrise-768x586.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>Sandhill Cranes Waiting At Sunrise.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the distance, water had frozen during the night. But in the foreground, the cranes were contemplating flying out for the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"599\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2556-0026-Sandhill-Cranes-At-Sunrise.jpg\" alt=\"2556-0026-Sandhill-Cranes-At-Sunrise\" class=\"wp-image-9092\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2556-0026-Sandhill-Cranes-At-Sunrise.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2556-0026-Sandhill-Cranes-At-Sunrise-768x575.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>Sandhill Cranes At Sunrise.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Occasional birds and groups of  birds slowly took off to reach the daytime feeding grounds. I managed to make several images of this crane as it left for the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2556-0034-Sandhill-Crane-Take-Off-No-2.jpg\" alt=\"2556-0034-Sandhill-Crane-Take-Off-No-2\" class=\"wp-image-9093\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2556-0034-Sandhill-Crane-Take-Off-No-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2556-0034-Sandhill-Crane-Take-Off-No-2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>Sandhill Crane Take Off, No 2.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this image, one of the cranes was spreading its wings. Again I made several images until the crane had retracted its wings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"552\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2556-0065-Sandhill-Cranes-And-Spreading-Wings.jpg\" alt=\"2556-0065-Sandhill-Cranes-And-Spreading-Wings\" class=\"wp-image-9095\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2556-0065-Sandhill-Cranes-And-Spreading-Wings.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2556-0065-Sandhill-Cranes-And-Spreading-Wings-768x530.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>Sandhill Cranes And Spreading Wings.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This was the first time that we had spent a night in a hotel for over a year. 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