On This Day in 2018 - Jan. 14, 2018 - Bosque del Apache NWR, NM

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I tried to go back in December this year, but NM had listed Colorado as one of the states whose residents were required to go into quarantine upon arrival in NM.

Snow Geese - Bosque del Apache NWR - NM
Nikon D500, 50 mm f/1.8 lens
1/1250 sec at f/1.8, ISO 2200

Snow Geese - Bosque del Apache NWR - NM
Nikon D500, 50 mm f/1.8 lens
1/1250 sec at f/1.8, ISO 1800

Snow Geese - Bosque del Apache NWR - NM
Nikon D500, 50 mm f/1.8 lens
1/1250 sec at f/1.8, ISO 1400

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David Sparks

I retired in 2005 after 40 years of research and teaching at the University of Alabama in Birmingham (24 years), the University of Pennsylvania (8 years) and the Baylor College of Medicine (8 years). Photography is my retirement hobby.

Nature photography, especially bird photography, combines a number of things that I really enjoy: bird-watching, being outdoors, photography, travel, messing about with computers, and learning new skills and concepts.  I now spend much of my time engaged in these activities.

David Sibley in the preface to The Sibley Guide to Birds wrote "Birds are beautiful, in spectacular as well as subtle ways; their colors, shapes, actions, and sounds are among the most aesthetically pleasing in nature."  My goal is to acquire images that capture the beauty and uniqueness of selected species as well as images that highlight the engaging behaviors the birds exhibit.