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Dawn at the 'crane pools'        Images © Mark A. Chappell

Three or four shallow ponds along Highway 1 in the Bosque del Apache refuge are often used by geese and cranes as roosting sites.   These pictures were taken in the early morning at those pools.   Some are high-speed shots of birds in flight, but others are long time exposures in dim predawn light.

  • Canon 1D3, 24-105 IS zoom, 70-200 f4 IS zoom, or 500 mm IS lens, some with 1.4X converter (2007)