06/12: Birds, lots of birds
Category: General
Posted by: The Agnew Family
Today we drove east but mostly north….. I know north is not the direction to go but we only went a couple hundred kilometres north. The last time we were in New Mexico we visited Basque del Apache Wildlife Refuge but as it was March a lot of the birds had left. We figured it was a worth a couple of hundred kilometre detour to actually see the birds. The wildlife refuge is known as a winter home to Sandhill Cranes, Snow Geese and many types of ducks. The main attraction, of course, is the Sandhill Cranes and Snow Geese. And see them, we did.
Snow Geese
Sandhill Cranes
Snow Geese
A pair of cranes. Cranes are usually found in family groups of two or three: a male, female and possible juvenile
Sandhill cranes landing.
Sunset
Snow Geese
Sandhill Cranes
Snow Geese
A pair of cranes. Cranes are usually found in family groups of two or three: a male, female and possible juvenile
Sandhill cranes landing.
Sunset