Chasing summer

From late October here in the US state of New Mexico, the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge becomes home to tens of thousands of migratory birds. Sandhill cranes and various species of geese and ducks travel thousands of miles from as far away as Siberia to hunker down in warmer climes. They stay until late February when they begin their journey back north to their summer homes. And as sandhill cranes can live for 40 years, it’s possible some have been wintering in the Bosque for decades.
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