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Sandhill cranes in Bosque del Apache, New Mexico.
Jen Judge

Get into the wild in New Mexico

Bird-watching has its skeptics, but those skeptics probably haven’t seen a skyful of sandhill cranes angle into a pond at sundown, legs unfurled like landing gear, and hit the water as the sun drops below the Chupadera Mountains.

Welcome to the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico.

Get into the wild


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