It's January and that means winter migratory birds are in abundance, especially the Sandhill Cranes. Here in Arizona they like the area around the Willcox Playa, and in particular Whitewater Draw (which I have talked about before). In New Mexico, they like Bosque del Apache. The BdA wildlife refuge is 58,000 acres ranging from 4500 to 6000 feet in elevation. Although it only gets 7 or so inches of rainfall per year there, the Rio Grande flows right through the middle creating several "lakes" or ponds. What I like about photographing at BdA is that it is easy to get close to the cranes. I had to actually "zoom out" to get this photo. Most of these winter locations have Canada Geese, Ross' Geese, Snow Geese, and sometimes White Fronted Geese, plus thousands of ducks. It really is a wonderful experience complete with the sounds -- loud sounds of nature's squawking and quacking birds.
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