I could have taken this anywhere there are ducks, I suppose. But this is 800 feet below the level of the surrounding landscape at the bottom of the Rio Grande Gorge just north of Pilar. Up at the top, it’s sagebrush, piñon, juniper, and cactus. The weird thing is that you can go hiking far [...]
Birds
Mallards and goldeneyes behind the geese
What an incredible visit to the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument today. A bald eagle flew right over our heads, and afterwards we spotted two more. It could have been the same one, I suppose, but thinking we saw three eagles feels a whole lot better. We also saw several kinds of ducks, numerous [...]
Gotta love those golden eyes
Another shot from Bernardo Wildlife Area. This one is barely cropped at all, so you can tell we were close. Dang critters were walking across the road in front of the car! If you want to see sandhill cranes, this is the place. »Buy This Photo!«
Shot with Pentax K-x on auto w/ 55-300 telephoto lens
There was serious sandhill crane action Thursday afternoon at the Bernardo Wildlife Area south of Albuquerque. My wife’s sole objective for the trip was to see a single one, and there were thousands! Cranes in the empty fields, cranes in the corn. Cranes in the air, cranes on the road. We’ve never been anywhere where [...]
The river was running so fast and clear
Here’s another photo from yesterday’s wonderful trip along the Rio Grande near Pilar. We often find migrating Canada geese down in the canyon. Never very many at one time, though. I especially like these because of the clear water they’re resting in. Farther north from here but still within the new Rio Grande del Norte [...]
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