Each year we witness grand tides of migratory life. Cranes rattle overhead; geese wing south from their breeding grounds; tiny warblers rain into coastal brush after battling a headwind on their way north across the Gulf of Mexico. And it is possible through banding programs … Continue readingA Snow Goose Named 5-1V
After days of visiting family and painting a playroom to look like a ferny forest inhabited by dinosaurs, I step onto the night ferry from Port Townsend to Whidbey Island, Washington. The lights of town recede, and the dark waters and crisp night air of … Continue readingSkagit River Flats
Snow Geese at Sunset (Photo by Narca) The Rio Grande River hosts many thousands of wintering Sandhill Cranes, Snow Geese, Ross’s Geese, and other waterfowl. Nowhere can these spectacular flocks be enjoyed and photographed more beautifully than at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. The … Continue readingWinter Interlude: Bosque del Apache
Frosty morning at Bernardo (Photo by Narca) Bernardo Wildlife Management Area, north of Bosque del Apache in New Mexico, is attracting huge numbers of Sandhill Cranes, Snow Geese and Ross’s Geese this winter. Their corn crop is ample, and many thousands of cranes and geese … Continue readingPure Magic