Snow Geese at Sunrise, Bosque del Apache NWR, Chen caerulescens, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, Socorro, New Mexico

Snow geese fly in huge numbers at sunrise. Thousands of wintering snow geese take to the sky in predawn light in Bosque del Apache's famous "blast off". The flock can be as large as 20,000 geese or more. Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, Socorro, New Mexico, USA

Species: Snow goose, Chen caerulescens
Location: Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, Socorro, New Mexico
Image ID: 38770
Format: Digital 9:16

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Animal > Bird > Goose (Anatidae) > Snow Goose
Gallery > Bird
Gallery > Bosque del Apache
Location > Protected Threatened and Significant Places > National Wildlife Refuges > Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
Location > USA > New Mexico > Socorro > Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge

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