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![New Mexico in winter provides hugely scenic habitats to explore, including the dry and rocky southern deserts…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F8232%2F8410754417_4775eed4d7_b.jpg?)
New Mexico in winter provides hugely scenic habitats to explore, including the dry and rocky southern deserts…
![...Pinyon-Juniper filled canyons...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F8498%2F8410751439_f01b6c108d_b.jpg?)
…Pinyon-Juniper filled canyons…
![...open ponds supporting a wide array of waterfowl...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F8372%2F8410753123_d0c98a924e_b.jpg?)
…open ponds supporting a wide array of waterfowl…
![...often including hordes of Sandhill Cranes and Cackling, Canada and Snow Geese...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F8237%2F8411849546_cce3b4aa00_b.jpg?)
…often including hordes of Sandhill Cranes and Cackling, Canada and Snow Geese…
![...and the Chihuahuan Desert grasslands, here at sunrise.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F7876%2F33495281658_9145219239_b.jpg?)
…and the Chihuahuan Desert grasslands, here at sunrise.
![Bosque Del Apache National Wildlife Refuge is a place of extrordinary beauty and abundance; here Snow Geese depart at sunrise for their daytime foraging...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F7924%2F47371484361_76d5160c57_b.jpg?)
Bosque Del Apache National Wildlife Refuge is a place of extrordinary beauty and abundance; here Snow Geese depart at sunrise for their daytime foraging…
![...and here large resting flocks of Snow (mostly) and Ross's Geese and Sandhill Cranes.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F8074%2F8411856054_66930fc025_b.jpg?)
…and here large resting flocks of Snow (mostly) and Ross’s Geese and Sandhill Cranes.
![With such waterfowl abundance, a few Bald Eagles are always around to prey on the weak...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F7847%2F47318686822_977854bbbf_b.jpg?)
With such waterfowl abundance, a few Bald Eagles are always around to prey on the weak…
![...and many other raptors including Ferruginous Hawk are likely.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F7836%2F33495283948_caae27ef25_b.jpg?)
…and many other raptors including Ferruginous Hawk are likely.
![The birds are as varied as the habitats, and along the way we may be dazzled by a stunning male Mountain Bluebird...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F5335%2F8410831779_970d7d4430_b.jpg?)
The birds are as varied as the habitats, and along the way we may be dazzled by a stunning male Mountain Bluebird…
![...charmed by a diminutive Cackling Geese...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F8366%2F8410793785_a4a02d8f9c_b.jpg?)
…charmed by a diminutive Cackling Geese…
![...inspected by curious Rufous-crowned Sparrows...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F8375%2F8410781181_ae0fac9a4d_b.jpg?)
…inspected by curious Rufous-crowned Sparrows…
![...studied by suspicious Curve-billed Thrashers...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F8325%2F8410770963_8c977b5051_b.jpg?)
…studied by suspicious Curve-billed Thrashers…
![...or amused by excitable Juniper Titmouse.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F8510%2F8411914570_1cbdb03417_b.jpg?)
…or amused by excitable Juniper Titmouse.
![New Mexico is a great place to study wintering sparrows, such as this adult Gambel's White-crowned Sparrow...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F8474%2F8411909194_111e0dd3bf_b.jpg?)
New Mexico is a great place to study wintering sparrows, such as this adult Gambel’s White-crowned Sparrow…
![...the handsome Black-throated Sparrow...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F7882%2F32429777337_894e7de8b5_b.jpg?)
…the handsome Black-throated Sparrow…
![...the uncommon red Fox Sparrow...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F7897%2F32429777597_d6b74b24c9_b.jpg?)
…the uncommon red Fox Sparrow…
![...and there is also the possibility of encountering a wintering rarities such as this Harris's Sparrow...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F8082%2F8411908338_a9ab0cf85b_b.jpg?)
…and there is also the possibility of encountering a wintering rarities such as this Harris’s Sparrow…
![We'll also visit forested montane slopes...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F8185%2F8410757613_e41c8d7990_b.jpg?)
We’ll also visit forested montane slopes…
![...which are often covered in a fairy-like sheen of ice after winter storms.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F8045%2F8410757125_94ffcb4135_b.jpg?)
…which are often covered in a fairy-like sheen of ice after winter storms.
![We'll look for some of the less common montane finches like Pine Grosbeak...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F8505%2F8411911972_9fb8318e31_b.jpg?)
We’ll look for some of the less common montane finches like Pine Grosbeak…
![...and hope especially for rosy-finches in the Sandia Mountains, here a Gray-crowned.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F7561%2F15659665293_30334c6cf8_b.jpg?)
…and hope especially for rosy-finches in the Sandia Mountains, here a Gray-crowned.
![We'll look at everything; this Coyote probably finds the avian concentrations at Bosque as attractive as we do...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F5279%2F8411934996_56475be0e6_b.jpg?)
We’ll look at everything; this Coyote probably finds the avian concentrations at Bosque as attractive as we do…
![...and this Collared Peccary, seemingly comfortable in the cold.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F7906%2F47371484791_3a5ab3f43a_b.jpg?)
…and this Collared Peccary, seemingly comfortable in the cold.