In my previous post I showed a quick series about the Geese and Sand Hill cranes at Bosque del Apache, a National Wildlife Refuge about an hour south of Albuquerque, New Mexico. It’s a photographer magnet.
We had found a field full of birds, out of which came the images in the previous post, but soon they decided to move on to their nighttime location.
We decided jump ahead of the birds to go to an area known as “The Flight Deck.”
The “Flight Deck” is an observation station placed in the flooded fields at a favorite resting spot for the birds. Word has it that thousand of birds usually spend the night here…as well as several zealous photographers. This time the birds landed at a neighboring field without a deck. They tend to do that if there are predators nearby. So all that was left was a gaggle of photographers with impossibly large lenses, the water, and the sunset.
Love the first bird shot – may need to wander yonder to this place in NM2012 !
Thank Flemming. It’s pretty easy to get to; just off the highway just south of Socorro, NM. And right near two places that serve “must have” green chile cheeseburgers!! 😉 I don’t know about visiting in September, though. The birds don’t arrive until November. :-/