Bosque Del Apache National Wildlife Refuge

Great Blue Heron | Bosque del Apache | January, 2010

Great Blue Heron | Bosque del Apache | January, 2010

MC29-0325

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Western Grebe | Bosque del Apache | September, 2009

Western Grebe | Bosque del Apache | September, 2009

MC11-0106

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Ring-necked Pheasant – Male | Bosque del Apache | October, 2009

Ring-necked Pheasant – Male | Bosque del Apache | October, 2009

MC15-0195

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Great Blue Heron | Bosque del Apache | May, 2010

Great Blue Heron | Bosque del Apache | May, 2010

MC19-0251

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Gambel’s Quail – Male | Bosque del Apache | May, 2010

Gambel’s Quail – Male | Bosque del Apache | May, 2010

Mc23-0340

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Snow Goose | Bosque del Apache | February, 2009

Snow Goose | Bosque del Apache | February, 2009

MC1-0757

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Snow Geese | Bosque del Apache | February, 2009

Snow Geese | Bosque del Apache | February, 2009

Untill recently the dark birds seen in this picture were considered a separate species known as Blue Geese. They are now recognized as merely a dark morph,or color phase, of the Snow Goose. |MC1-0769

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Sandhill Crane | Bosque del Apache | November, 2009

Sandhill Crane | Bosque del Apache | November, 2009

MC15-0291

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Greater Roadrunner | Bosque del Apache | March, 2010

Greater Roadrunner | Bosque del Apache | March, 2010

MC18-0196

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Black-necked Stilt – Male | Bosque del Apache | June, 2010

Black-necked Stilt – Male | Bosque del Apache | June, 2010

MC24-0011

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Coyote | Bosque Del Apache | November 2009

Coyote | Bosque Del Apache | November 2009

MC15-0310

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White-faced Ibis | Bosque del Apache | April, 2011

White-faced Ibis | Bosque del Apache | April, 2011

White-faced Ibis are one of my favorite birds to photograph. Unfortunately the majority of these Ibis only stay at Bosque for a few weeks as they migrate north in the spring. |MC36-0034

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Bobcat | Bosque del Apache | June, 2010

Bobcat | Bosque del Apache | June, 2010

MC23-0325

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Phainopepla – Male | Bosque del Apache | May, 2010

Phainopepla – Male | Bosque del Apache | May, 2010

MC23-0287

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Red-tailed Hawk | Bosque del Apache | February, 2011

Red-tailed Hawk | Bosque del Apache | February, 2011

We saw this dark morph Red-tailed Hawk 3 or 4 times during the winter it spent at Bosque. |MC32-0071

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White-faced Ibis | Bosque del Apache | April, 2011

White-faced Ibis | Bosque del Apache | April, 2011

MC36-0067

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Northern Shoveler – Male | Bosque del Apache | April, 2011

Northern Shoveler – Male | Bosque del Apache | April, 2011

Northern Shovelers use their large flattened bill to strain the water for small aquatic plants and animals. |MC36-0081

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White-faced Ibis | Bosque del Apache | May, 2011

White-faced Ibis | Bosque del Apache | May, 2011

MC22-0345

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Black-necked Stilt – Female | Bosque del Apache | June, 2010

Black-necked Stilt – Female | Bosque del Apache | June, 2010

MC24-0021

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Great Blue Heron | Bosque del Apache | January, 2011

Great Blue Heron | Bosque del Apache | January, 2011

MC29-0322

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Sandhill Cranes | Bosque del Apache | January, 2011

Sandhill Cranes | Bosque del Apache | January, 2011

Sandhill Cranes usually always fly with their legs stretched out behind them, except on very cold mornings. When this picture was taken the temperature was -2 degrees. |MC29-0250

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Cattle Egret | Bosque del Apache | October, 2010

Cattle Egret | Bosque del Apache | October, 2010

MC27-0307

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Great Egret | Bosque del Apache | April, 2011

Great Egret | Bosque del Apache | April, 2011

MC37-0005

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Northern Pintail – Male | Bosque del Apache | January, 2010

Northern Pintail – Male | Bosque del Apache | January, 2010

MC17-0239

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Bufflehead – Male | Bosque del Apache | January, 2011

Bufflehead – Male | Bosque del Apache | January, 2011

MC29-0233

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Snowy Egret | Bosque del Apache | June, 2010

Snowy Egret | Bosque del Apache | June, 2010

MC24-0160

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Ring-necked Pheasant – Male | Bosque del Apache | March, 2010

Ring-necked Pheasant – Male | Bosque del Apache | March, 2010

MC19-0261

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White-faced Ibis | Bosque del Apache | May, 2010

White-faced Ibis | Bosque del Apache | May, 2010

MC22-0353

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White-faced Ibis | Bosque del Apache | April, 2011

White-faced Ibis | Bosque del Apache | April, 2011

MC36-0023

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Northern Shoveler – Female | Bosque del Apache | January, 2011

Northern Shoveler –  Female | Bosque del Apache | January, 2011

MC29-0148

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Snow Geese | Bosque del Apache | November, 2009

Snow Geese | Bosque del Apache | November, 2009

MC15-0361

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White-tailed Kite | Bosque del Apache | January, 2010

White-tailed Kite | Bosque del Apache | January, 2010

MC17-0259

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Snow Geese | Bosque del Apache | January, 2009

Snow Geese | Bosque del Apache | January, 2009

MC1-0747

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American Avocet | Bosque del Apache | April, 2011

American Avocet | Bosque del Apache | April, 2011

MC35-0285

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White-faced Ibis – Immature | Bosque del Apache | September, 2009

White-faced Ibis – Immature  | Bosque del Apache | September, 2009

MC14-0107

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Red-tailed Hawk | Bosque del Apache | September, 2009

Red-tailed Hawk | Bosque del Apache | September, 2009

This is a dark morph Red-tailed Hawk which seem to be fairly common at Bosque. | MC14-0031

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American Goldfinch – Male | Bosque del Apache | January, 2008

American Goldfinch – Male | Bosque del Apache | January, 2008

MC1-0074

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Phainopepla – Male | Bosque del Apache | June, 2010

Phainopepla –  Male | Bosque del Apache | June, 2010

These birds are mostly found along our southern border. Bosque is as far north as we have ever seen them. |MC23-0281

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Ring-necked Pheasant – Male | Bosque del Apache | September, 2011

Ring-necked Pheasant – Male | Bosque del Apache | September, 2011

MC49-0330

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Great Egret | Bosque del Apache | May, 2010

Great Egret | Bosque del Apache | May, 2010

MC22-0308

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Great Blue Heron | Bosque del Apache | January, 2010

Great Blue Heron | Bosque del Apache | January, 2010

MC17-0291

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Willets | Bosque del Apache | April, 2011

Willets | Bosque del Apache | April, 2011

MC36-0200

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Sandhill Crane – Immature | Bosque del Apache | November, 2009

Sandhill Crane –  Immature | Bosque del Apache | November, 2009

MC15-0295

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Bobcat | Bosque del Apache | November, 2009

Bobcat | Bosque del Apache | November, 2009

MC15-0346

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White -faced Ibis | Bosque del Apache | May, 2010

White -faced Ibis | Bosque del Apache | May, 2010

MC22-0248

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Snowy Egret | Bosque del Apache | June, 2010

Snowy Egret | Bosque del Apache | June, 2010

MC23-0230

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Pied-billed Grebe | Bosque del Apache | April, 2011

Pied-billed Grebe | Bosque del Apache | April, 2011

These grebes are named for the black band around their bill, which is only present when they are in breeding plumage in the spring and summer. |MC35-0287

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Snowy Egrets | Bosque del Apache | June, 2010

Snowy Egrets | Bosque del Apache | June, 2010

MC24-0132

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Black-necked Stilt – Male | Bosque del Apache | June, 2010

Black-necked Stilt –  Male | Bosque del Apache | June, 2010

MC24-0047

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Bobcat | Bosque del Apache | June, 2010

Bobcat | Bosque del Apache | June, 2010

MC23-0329

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Mule Deer – Buck | Bosque del Apache | June, 2009

Mule Deer –  Buck | Bosque del Apache | June, 2009

MC10-0488

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Mule Deer – Bucks | Bosque del Apache | January, 2010

Mule Deer –  Bucks | Bosque del Apache | January, 2010

The deer in the background has broken off one of his horns fighting with other bucks to establish who is dominant. He does not appear too comfortable with the buck walking past him. |MC17-0229

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Greater Roadrunner | Bosque del Apache | March, 2010

Greater Roadrunner | Bosque del Apache | March, 2010

MC18-0150

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Western Grebe | Bosque del Apache | August, 2009

Western Grebe | Bosque del Apache | August, 2009

MC11-0101

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