Bosque by dawn's early light

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p.1 #1 · Bosque by dawn's early light

30f in town this morning. What a surprise to find Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge at 17f. Glad I brought layers and my heated gloves. The pond at the Waterfowl Roost was frozen over and the vegetation all covered in frost. I'll tell the rest of the story in pictures.

Comments and suggestions welcome,

Morris

1) Sandhill Cranes racing across the froen pond

X-H2S XF70-300mmF4-5.6 R LM OIS WR lens 300mm f/5.6 1/240s 6400 ISO +0.3 EV

2) Snow Geese blastoff from the pond

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3) and climb above the mountain

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4) Incomming Sandhill Crane

X-H2S XF500mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR lens 500mm f/5.6 1/950s 6400 ISO 0.0 EV

Dec 06, 2025 at 09:17 PM

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p.1 #2 · Bosque by dawn's early light

5-Stars just for being there in that cold! Brrrr...

And some nice images that make it worth getting out of bed.

Dec 06, 2025 at 09:36 PM

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p.1 #3 · Bosque by dawn's early light

#3 rocks, voted

Dec 06, 2025 at 10:20 PM

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p.1 #4 · Bosque by dawn's early light

Beautiful set Morris! I can recall all to quickly how cold it can get !

Birdie

Dec 06, 2025 at 10:57 PM

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Dec 07, 2025 at 10:12 AM

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p.1 #6 · Bosque by dawn's early light

Goodonya getting out there in the cold! Another vote for #3

Dec 07, 2025 at 10:46 AM

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Al Trujillo wrote:
5-Stars just for being there in that cold! Brrrr...

And some nice images that make it worth getting out of bed.

Thank you,

It is so easy to get up early as I just stay on NYC time

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GroovyGeek wrote:
#3 rocks, voted

Thank you Boyan

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birdied wrote:
Beautiful set Morris! I can recall all to quickly how cold it can get !

Birdie

Thank you Roberta,

At least there is usually no wind

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cs3is wrote:

Thank you Chris

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Jim Dockery wrote:
Goodonya getting out there in the cold! Another vote for #3

Thank you Jim,

There is no such thing as bad weather, just bad clothing!

Morris

Dec 08, 2025 at 10:40 AM


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