My Everyday Photos

The Bernardo Wildlife Area was just minutes from our campsite. I had read a small article about it in the National Audubon magazine so I knew it could be a good spot to see cranes and I had driven by it before setting up the camper earlier in the day. We went there for sunset and were not disappointed. And the next day it was even better at sunset. With colder weather and more wind, I never did get back to Bosque.

Bernardo had a very nice, short auto route and several really nice blinds for watching wildlife. The best part (besides the birds) was that no one was there! And the dogs could get out of the car. They are pretty good bird watchers. Sometimes all of us stayed in the car and used it as a blind to watch and make photos. They watched and listened while I made photos.

This is a rest area featuring bird blinds with picnic tables overlooking the Seviletta National Wildlife Refuge.

The entry to a bird blind

Sky is watching birds

Not like that Sky

Two rooster pheasants near another blind

I love the way cranes come in for a landing

I wonder if these coyotes thought they were going to get a crane for dinner?

Cranes were constantly coming and going both evenings.