Very nice! The first of these birds I ever saw was while visiting the Bosque del Apache wildlife refuge 100 mile south of Albuquerque. The refuge takes advantage of swampy areas around the River; it's famous for visiting water birds like Sandhill Cranes. That was in January (2014?). Then the next year in winter, in a local neighborhood with big homes, across the street from a park, not far from the Rio Grande. They were populating a big bush near some bird feeders (in a front yard that had big rosemary and lavender bushes). And then I saw some the next year in the Nature Center at Central and the Rio Grande, also in cool weather. So this is the time of year I look for them when I'm walking near the river. So thanks for the great picture! Also yesterday a blogger using WordPress warned everyone to update it as hackers had invaded many WP sites. Keep track in case hackers invade this service, too!
Very nice! The first of these birds I ever saw was while visiting the Bosque del Apache wildlife refuge 100 mile south of Albuquerque. The refuge takes advantage of swampy areas around the River; it's famous for visiting water birds like Sandhill Cranes. That was in January (2014?). Then the next year in winter, in a local neighborhood with big homes, across the street from a park, not far from the Rio Grande. They were populating a big bush near some bird feeders (in a front yard that had big rosemary and lavender bushes). And then I saw some the next year in the Nature Center at Central and the Rio Grande, also in cool weather. So this is the time of year I look for them when I'm walking near the river. So thanks for the great picture! Also yesterday a blogger using WordPress warned everyone to update it as hackers had invaded many WP sites. Keep track in case hackers invade this service, too!
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