Snowgeese fill the evening skies at the Bosque del Apache NWR on their way to roost. Mountainous scenery and colorful skies in the area provide a setting for dramatic images at this location.
Cliff swallows gather on rushes to feed on the seed in late summer. The flock of swallows number in the hundreds containing both mature and juveniles hatched earlier in the year. They are busy consuming the seeds in the heads of the stalks in preparation for their fall migration.
A group of WIlson's phalaropes feed on insects at the water's edge in the Great Salt Lake. Phalaropes are a polyandrous bird species and a single female will mate will multiple males. Unlike most other bird species, female phalaropes are more colorful than the males.