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                             I encourage you to educate yourself about the behavior of the birds you are going to photograph.
                         The more you know, the more prepared you will be to capture moments that make for the best images.
                         Here are a few common behaviors: birds take off and land into the wind, ducks usually give a wing flap
                         after bathing and cranes lean forward and lower their heads just as they are about to take off. By studying
                         behavior and habitat of your subject ahead of time, you can anticipate where a bird will land, walk, or fly,
                         resulting in a much more compelling photograph.
                             For your orientation
                         I suggest you stop at
                         the Visitor Center (open
                         until 4:00pm every day)
                         as soon as you arrive,
                         for maps, information
                         on the latest wildlife
                         sightings  and  the  most
                         recent roosting and                                                                                                          Snow Geese creating patterns in flight on their way to a feeding site
                         feeding  sites,  as  they
                         can change through
                         the  winter.  Bosque  del
                         Apache Wildlife  Refuge
                         12-mile  auto  tour  loop
                         is open from one hour
                         before sunrise to one
                         hour after sunset every
                         day of the year. There is
                         a fee to be paid for the
                         self-guided auto tour.      Blue-morph Snow Goose and White Snow Geese arriving at a feeding ground











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                                                     Flying to a corn field at Bosque del Apache


                                                                                                                                                   Mule Deer are very shy, in this case he went hiding behind tall grass blades


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