#winteringgeese

A decade and a half ago I visited Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge late in the afternoon in late November or early December. As we were leaving we came upon the field where snow geese were nesting for the night. The panorama view of the sight is in the last frame of the collage. The first frame is the right half of the panorama and the second is the left half of the panorama. Photo by me - it’s okay to red post with credit. #BosqueDelApacheNationalWildlifeRefuge #SnowGeeseNightTimeArea #SnowGeese #WinteringCranes #WinteringGeese #SnowGeeseRestingField #PhotoByJeriRae (at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGbzmJMlcCe/?igshid=gzcq72iu4m5m

A decade and a half ago I visited Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge late in the afternoon in late November or early December. When we first got there I took out my camera (an early digital Olympus with lower resolution then today’s cameras) and began taking photos of the spectacle. This is the fourth of 4 photos & a collage. In this photo we see all of the snow geese taking flight. It is an amazing experience to view sandhill cranes and snow geese in such huge numbers. The ambient sound as they seek food and socialize on the floodplain is impressive enough but when all the snow geese take flight, all squawking loudly and flying together over your head, it is truly one of the greatest spectacles in nature! Photo by me - it’s okay to red post with credit. #BosqueDelApacheNationalWildlifeRefuge #SandhillCranes #SnowGeese #WinteringCranes #WinteringGeese #SnowGeeseTakeFlight #PhotoByJeriRae (at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGbzTOzlukz/?igshid=16qbjr95vxlen

A decade and a half ago I visited Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge late in the afternoon in late November or early December. When we first got there I took out my camera (an early digital Olympus with lower resolution then today’s cameras) and began taking photos of the spectacle. This is the third of 4 photos & a collage. In this photo we see even more of the snow geese begin to take flight. Photo by me - it’s okay to red post with credit. #BosqueDelApacheNationalWildlifeRefuge #SandhillCranes #SnowGeese #WinteringCranes #WinteringGeese #SnowGeeseTakeFlight #PhotoByJeriRae (at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGbzIMhFAbF/?igshid=qjb9kgbik49s

A decade and a half ago I visited Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge late in the afternoon in late November or early December. When we first got there I took out my camera (an early digital Olympus with lower resolution then today’s cameras) and began taking photos of the spectacle. This is the second of 4 photos & a collage. In this photo we see the snow geese begin to take flight. #BosqueDelApacheNationalWildlifeRefuge #SandhillCranes #SnowGeese #WinteringCranes #WinteringGeese #SnowGeeseTakeFlight #PhotoByJeriRae (at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGby7PDFBDJ/?igshid=oglo2o8ys8sr

A decade and a half ago I visited Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge late in the afternoon in late November or early December. When we first got there I took out my camera (an early digital Olympus with lower resolution then today’s cameras) and began taking photos of the spectacle. This is the first of 4 photos & a collage. In this photo the sandhill cranes and snow geese graze the flood plain area. “About 7,000 acres (28 km2) in the center of the refuge are made up of flood-plains watered by irrigation systems connected to the Rio Grande. These flood-plains provide an essential habitat for cottonwood and honey mesquite trees, Goodings and coyote willows, and four-wing saltbushes. The plains are flooded periodically to give these plants the best growing conditions. The flood plains also grow foods for the wildlife that need marshlands to grow. These plants include smartweed, millet, chufa, bulrush, and sedge. These marshlands begin dry, and are burned or turned over before they are flooded in order to produce fresh soil for the new plants. They are then flooded to become the breeding grounds for these marsh plants.” - Wikipedia Photo by me ok to repost with credit. #BosqueDelApacheNationalWildlifeRefuge #WinteringCranes #WinteringGeese #Waterfowl #WildlifeSpectacle https://www.instagram.com/p/CGbyvvMF8N2/?igshid=1qao4gsso538u

A decade and a half ago I visited Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge late in the afternoon in late November or early December. As we were leaving we came upon the field where snow geese were nesting for the night. The panorama view of the sight is in the last frame of the collage. The first frame is the right half of the panorama and the second is the left half of the panorama. Photo by me - it’s okay to red post with credit. #BosqueDelApacheNationalWildlifeRefuge #SnowGeeseNightTimeArea #SnowGeese #WinteringCranes #WinteringGeese #SnowGeeseRestingField #PhotoByJeriRae https://www.instagram.com/p/B3vH7qJAl4Z/?igshid=1x5thp7tx3ak2

A decade and a half ago I visited Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge late in the afternoon in late November or early December. When we first got there I took out my camera (an early digital Olympus with lower resolution then today’s cameras) and began taking photos of the spectacle. This is the fourth of 4 photos & a collage. In this photo we see all of the snow geese taking flight. Photo by me - it’s okay to red post with credit. #BosqueDelApacheNationalWildlifeRefuge #SandhillCranes #SnowGeese #WinteringCranes #WinteringGeese #SnowGeeseTakeFlight #PhotoByJeriRae https://www.instagram.com/p/B3vG-WGg_LH/?igshid=1qrzhzivnbc1p

A decade and a half ago I visited Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge late in the afternoon in late November or early December. When we first got there I took out my camera (an early digital Olympus with lower resolution then today’s cameras) and began taking photos of the spectacle. This is the third of 4 photos & a collage. In this photo we see even more of the snow geese begin to take flight. Photo by me - it’s okay to red post with credit. #BosqueDelApacheNationalWildlifeRefuge #SandhillCranes #SnowGeese #WinteringCranes #WinteringGeese #SnowGeeseTakeFlight #PhotoByJeriRae https://www.instagram.com/p/B3vGwLTAtYb/?igshid=1felgp5rhdqtn