{"id":9238,"date":"2021-12-06T21:53:28","date_gmt":"2021-12-07T04:53:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/?p=9238"},"modified":"2021-12-06T21:53:31","modified_gmt":"2021-12-07T04:53:31","slug":"bosque-del-apache-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/06\/bosque-del-apache-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Bosque Del Apache — 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Last month we visited the National Wildlife Refuge at Bosque Del Apache. We arrived in Socorro late in the afternoon. After checking in, we managed to get to Bosque with plenty of time before sunset, where we spent all the time close to the Flight Deck. The Sandhill Cranes were starting to arrive to spend the night in the safety of the ponds. I capture this crane as it gliding in to the ponds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sandhill Crane, Gliding To The Pond.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

As the sun began to set, the sky lit up in pink. Here, I captured an image of one tree against a backdrop of the pink sky, that was reflected in the pond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tree Reflection At Sunset.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Grasses growing in the pond were silhouetted by the sunset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Grasses In The Pond At Sunset.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The following morning, we headed back to the Flight Deck for sunrise. Then we spent a couple of hours in the refuge before heading for breakfast. We found this Great Blue Heron standing on one leg by the irrigation ditch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Great Blue Heron, Bosque Del Apache.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Later that afternoon, we explored some other areas of the refuge. We were lucky to spot a Road Runner crossing the road ahead of us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Road Runner, Bosque Del Apache.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Finally, I made this image at sunset, with the skies reflected from the pond at the Flight Deck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sunset At The Flight Deck Pond.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

More to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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