The State of New Mexico, coordinating with federal agencies, maintains refuges, mostly between the Rio Grande and I-25. Lots of corn and water. Cranes, Snow geese, raptors, deer. I made this photograph in January 2016.

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Canon 1DX, 500mm f/4 IS, 2X TC III for 1000mm
1/2000, f/8, ISO 800

LR adjustments. PS: NR in Nik dFine of BG, Unsharp mask on multiple layers of birds.

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