Images Dated 26th November 2009

Sandhill Crane - A large group of resting sandhill cranes is standing in the frozen marshes. At sunrise

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Sandhill Crane - A large group of resting sandhill cranes is standing in the frozen marshes. At sunrise.
The low first morning light makes the mountains ablaze with red, which reflects in turn on the frozen water's surface - Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, USA
Grus canadensis
over 15000 Sandhill Cranes spend the winter in the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Reserve which encompasses the Rio Grande floodplain, irrigated farmlands and wetlands.
Steffen & Alexandra Sailer
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