The only time Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge feels crowded is at sunrise when photographers and bird lovers line up either to watch the snow geese or sandhill cranes take flight in the morning.  But there’s a good reason for it as photos like this present themselves every few minutes as the cranes depart to their feeding grounds.  They begin flying off well before sunrise so one hopes there’s cranes left once the sun comes up.  But if there are, the resulting photos can be beautiful, especially with the mountains as a backdrop.