April 1st, San Luis Valley, Colorado

Sandhill Cranes, Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge
Monte Vista, Colorado

 

Susan and I started a four day road trip to the San Luis Valley in Southern Colorado today.  Most of the day was spent driving down from Denver, but we had time to go out to the Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge.  During this time of the year, it is a resting area for Sandhill Cranes, among other migratory birds, that are heading north to Idaho and Canada.  It is towards the end of their stay here, but there are still a large number of the cranes in the refuge.

Tomorrow we are getting up before dawn and heading for the refuge to photograph the cranes at sunrise.  Hopefully, they will cooperate.

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