Bosque del Apache – Photographers' selection

Rainbows and Red-tailed Hawks

A Western Red-Tailed Hawk perched in a bare tree after feeding with blood on claws and beak. A rainbow is behind the Hawk. Located at Bosque del Apache

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Wildlife Spectacles

A blog posting excerpt and photographs about and of Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico.

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Mallard

A Male Mallard in flight, with wings aloft against soft blue sky

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Quail

Image of a Male Gambel’s Quail running along ground

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Pair of Gambel’s Quail

Male and Female pair of Gambel’s Quail perched on a dead stump

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Indian Blue Peacock

Indian Blue male Peacock crossing road in San Antonio, New Mexico

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Juvenile Northern Harrier, in flight

Juvenile Northern Harrier in flight, hunting

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