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BOSQUE DEL APACHE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, NEW MEXICO

Bosque del Apache is one of the most spectacular National Wildlife Refuges in North America. Tens of thousands of birds--including Sandhill cranes, Arctic geese, and a varieties of ducks--gather each autumn and stay through the winter.

At dawn, the cranes and geese erupt in explosions of wings seeking to forage in nearby fields. At dusk, flight after flight of geese and cranes return to roost in the marshes. Much of the pleasure of watching these birds includes listening to their vocalizations.

Bosque del Apache is located south of San Antonio, New Mexico, approximately 80 miles south of Albuquerque. The refuge is 57,331 acres of bottomlands and floodplains along the Rio Grande.
Bosque del Apache NWR cooperates with local farmers to grow crops for wintering waterfowl and cranes. Farmers plant alfalfa and corn, harvesting the alfalfa and leaving the corn for wildlife. The refuge staff grows corn, winter wheat, clover, and native plants as additional food.
During the week of our visit the number of birds in residence at Bosque were approximately as indicated on the first image. (A few images were take at the Refuge in Bernardo, New Mexico, approximately 40 miles north of Bosque.)
The Daily Count
The Daily Count
Sunrise Flyout
Sunrise Flyout
Dawn Flyout from Wading Pools
Dawn Flyout from Wading Pools
Dawn Flyout from Wading Pools
Dawn Flyout from Wading Pools
Dawn Flyout from Wading Pools
Dawn Flyout from Wading Pools
Ready to Flyout
Ready to Flyout
Dawn Flyout from Wading Pools
Dawn Flyout from Wading Pools
Dawn Flyout from Wading Pools
Dawn Flyout from Wading Pools
Dawn Flyout from Wading Pools
Dawn Flyout from Wading Pools
Returning to Roost at Dusk
Returning to Roost at Dusk
Returning to Roost at Dusk
Returning to Roost at Dusk
Returning to Roost at Dusk
Returning to Roost at Dusk
Returning to Roost at Dusk
Returning to Roost at Dusk
Out of My Face, Bird!
Out of My Face, Bird!
Relaxing After a Long Day of Foraging
Relaxing After a Long Day of Foraging
Relaxing After a Long Day of Foraging
Relaxing After a Long Day of Foraging
Relaxing After a Long Day of Foraging
Relaxing After a Long Day of Foraging
Relaxing After a Long Day of Foraging
Relaxing After a Long Day of Foraging
Returning to Roost at Dusk
Returning to Roost at Dusk
Dancing and Roosting
Dancing and Roosting
Returning to Roost at Dusk
Returning to Roost at Dusk
Returning to Roost at Dusk
Returning to Roost at Dusk
Returning to Roost at Dusk
Returning to Roost at Dusk
Returning to Roost at Dusk
Returning to Roost at Dusk
Returning to Roost at Dusk
Returning to Roost at Dusk
Returning to Roost at Dusk
Returning to Roost at Dusk
Returning to Roost at Dusk
Returning to Roost at Dusk
Returning to Roost at Dusk
Returning to Roost at Dusk
Posing
Posing
Mid-Day Relaxing and Socializing
Mid-Day Relaxing and Socializing
Damn Geese, We Were Here First
Damn Geese, We Were Here First
Posing
Posing
Dawn Flyout Coping with the Ice
Dawn Flyout Coping with the Ice
Dawn Flyout Coping with the Ice
Dawn Flyout Coping with the Ice
Dawn Flyout from Wading Pools
Dawn Flyout from Wading Pools
Dawn Flyout from Wading Pools
Dawn Flyout from Wading Pools
Dawn Flyout from Wading Pools
Dawn Flyout from Wading Pools
Dawn Flyout from Wading Pools
Dawn Flyout from Wading Pools
Dawn Flyout from Wading Pools
Dawn Flyout from Wading Pools
Dawn Flyout from Wading Pools
Dawn Flyout from Wading Pools
Dawn Flyout from Wading Pools
Dawn Flyout from Wading Pools
Dawn Flyout from Wading Pools
Dawn Flyout from Wading Pools
Posing
Posing
Dawn Flyout from Wading Pools
Dawn Flyout from Wading Pools
Dawn Flyout from Wading Pools
Dawn Flyout from Wading Pools