2020-12-09 A Morning in Corrales New Mexico

American Kestrel(Falco sparverius) |
Description: This kestrel took off when we first spotted in in another tree. Fortunately it was more patient with us when we approached the second tree. Corrales NM is a community a few miles north of Albuquerque, with several open fields where Sandhill Cranes have found reliable food supplied by local residents. Jerry and I spent a few hours getting aquainted with them on Wednesday. |
Date Taken: 2020:12:09 11:06 |
Location:
Corrales |
Camera Information: NIKON Z 7, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: AmericanKestrel_Z7X1805-Corrales_NM |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


American Kestrel(Falco sparverius) |
Description: This kestrel took off when we first spotted in in another tree. Fortunately it was more patient with us when we approached the second tree. Corrales NM is a community a few miles north of Albuquerque, with several open fields where Sandhill Cranes have found reliable food supplied by local residents. Jerry and I spent a few hours getting aquainted with them on Wednesday. |
Date Taken: 2020:12:09 11:07 |
Location:
Corrales |
Camera Information: NIKON Z 7, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: AmericanKestrel_Z7X1823-Corrales_NM |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


American Robin(Turdus migratorius) |
Description: This robin must have been eating fruit with hard seeds (Misstletoe?), and was coughing up and dropping the hard material. Corrales NM is a community a few miles north of Albuquerque, with several open fields where Sandhill Cranes have found reliable food supplied by local residents. Jerry and I spent a few hours getting aquainted with them on Wednesday. |
Date Taken: 2020:12:09 10:55 |
Location:
Corrales |
Camera Information: NIKON Z 7, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: AmericanRobin_Z7X1750-Corrales_NM |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Eastern Bluebird(Sialia sialis) |
Description: Bluebirds seemed to be feeding on insects, and split their time between the dormant orchard and the spent cornfield across the road. Corrales NM is a community a few miles north of Albuquerque, with several open fields where Sandhill Cranes have found reliable food supplied by local residents. Jerry and I spent a few hours getting aquainted with them on Wednesday. |
Date Taken: 2020:12:09 10:29 |
Location:
Corrales |
Camera Information: NIKON Z 7, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: EasternBlueBird_Z7X1579-Corrales_NM |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Eastern Bluebird(Sialia sialis) |
Description: Bluebirds seemed to be feeding on insects, and split their time between the dormant orchard and the spent cornfield across the road. Corrales NM is a community a few miles north of Albuquerque, with several open fields where Sandhill Cranes have found reliable food supplied by local residents. Jerry and I spent a few hours getting aquainted with them on Wednesday. |
Date Taken: 2020:12:09 10:29 |
Location:
Corrales |
Camera Information: NIKON Z 7, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: EasternBlueBird_Z7X1582-Corrales_NM |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Eastern Bluebird(Sialia sialis) |
Description: Bluebirds seemed to be feeding on insects, and split their time between the dormant orchard and the spent cornfield across the road. Corrales NM is a community a few miles north of Albuquerque, with several open fields where Sandhill Cranes have found reliable food supplied by local residents. Jerry and I spent a few hours getting aquainted with them on Wednesday. |
Date Taken: 2020:12:09 10:49 |
Location:
Corrales |
Camera Information: NIKON Z 7, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: EasternBlueBird_Z7X1672-Corrales_NM |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Eastern Bluebird(Sialia sialis) |
Description: Bluebirds seemed to be feeding on insects, and split their time between the dormant orchard and the spent cornfield across the road. Corrales NM is a community a few miles north of Albuquerque, with several open fields where Sandhill Cranes have found reliable food supplied by local residents. Jerry and I spent a few hours getting aquainted with them on Wednesday. |
Date Taken: 2020:12:09 10:50 |
Location:
Corrales |
Camera Information: NIKON Z 7, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: EasternBlueBird_Z7X1685-Corrales_NM |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Eastern Bluebird(Sialia sialis) |
Description: Bluebirds seemed to be feeding on insects, and split their time between the dormant orchard and the spent cornfield across the road. Corrales NM is a community a few miles north of Albuquerque, with several open fields where Sandhill Cranes have found reliable food supplied by local residents. Jerry and I spent a few hours getting aquainted with them on Wednesday. |
Date Taken: 2020:12:09 10:50 |
Location:
Corrales |
Camera Information: NIKON Z 7, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: EasternBlueBird_Z7X1695-Corrales_NM |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Sandhill Crane(Grus canadensis) |
Description: The cranes (both Lesser and Greater Sandhills) were tolerant of people here because many folks in the neighborhood fed them corn. Corrales NM is a community a few miles north of Albuquerque, with several open fields where Sandhill Cranes have found reliable food supplied by local residents. Jerry and I spent a few hours getting aquainted with them on Wednesday. |
Date Taken: 2020:12:09 9:56 |
Location:
Corrales |
Camera Information: NIKON Z 7, 800 mm, f/14.0, 1/200 |
File Name: SandhillCrane_Z7X1462-Corrales_NM |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Sandhill Crane(Antigone canadensis) |
Description: The cranes (both Lesser and Greater Sandhills) were tolerant of people here because many folks in the neighborhood fed them corn. Corrales NM is a community a few miles north of Albuquerque, with several open fields where Sandhill Cranes have found reliable food supplied by local residents. Jerry and I spent a few hours getting aquainted with them on Wednesday. |
Date Taken: 2020:12:09 9:57 |
Location:
Corrales |
Camera Information: NIKON Z 7, 800 mm, f/14.0, 1/200 |
File Name: SandhillCrane_Z7X1467-Corrales_NM |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Sandhill Crane(Antigone canadensis) |
Description: The cranes (both Lesser and Greater Sandhills) were tolerant of people here because many folks in the neighborhood fed them corn. Corrales NM is a community a few miles north of Albuquerque, with several open fields where Sandhill Cranes have found reliable food supplied by local residents. Jerry and I spent a few hours getting aquainted with them on Wednesday. |
Date Taken: 2020:12:09 10:00 |
Location:
Corrales |
Camera Information: NIKON Z 7, 800 mm, f/14.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: SandhillCrane_Z7X1486-Corrales_NM |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Sandhill Crane(Antigone canadensis) |
Description: The cranes (both Lesser and Greater Sandhills) were tolerant of people here because many folks in the neighborhood fed them corn. Corrales NM is a community a few miles north of Albuquerque, with several open fields where Sandhill Cranes have found reliable food supplied by local residents. Jerry and I spent a few hours getting aquainted with them on Wednesday. |
Date Taken: 2020:12:09 10:03 |
Location:
Corrales |
Camera Information: NIKON Z 7, 800 mm, f/14.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: SandhillCrane_Z7X1508-Corrales_NM |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Sandhill Crane(Grus canadensis) |
Description: The cranes (both Lesser and Greater Sandhills) were tolerant of people here because many folks in the neighborhood fed them corn. Corrales NM is a community a few miles north of Albuquerque, with several open fields where Sandhill Cranes have found reliable food supplied by local residents. Jerry and I spent a few hours getting aquainted with them on Wednesday. |
Date Taken: 2020:12:09 10:06 |
Location:
Corrales |
Camera Information: NIKON Z 7, 800 mm, f/14.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: SandhillCrane_Z7X1522-Corrales_NM |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Sandhill Crane(Grus canadensis) |
Description: The cranes (both Lesser and Greater Sandhills) were tolerant of people here because many folks in the neighborhood fed them corn. Corrales NM is a community a few miles north of Albuquerque, with several open fields where Sandhill Cranes have found reliable food supplied by local residents. Jerry and I spent a few hours getting aquainted with them on Wednesday. |
Date Taken: 2020:12:09 10:06 |
Location:
Corrales |
Camera Information: NIKON Z 7, 800 mm, f/9.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: SandhillCrane_Z7X1527-Corrales_NM |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Sandhill Crane(Grus canadensis) |
Description: Here we see a crane family, with the hatch-year bird in the middle. The cranes (both Lesser and Greater Sandhills) were tolerant of people here because many folks in the neighborhood fed them corn. Corrales NM is a community a few miles north of Albuquerque, with several open fields where Sandhill Cranes have found reliable food supplied by local residents. Jerry and I spent a few hours getting aquainted with them on Wednesday. |
Date Taken: 2020:12:09 10:34 |
Location:
Corrales |
Camera Information: NIKON Z 7, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: SandhillCrane_Z7X1606-Corrales_NM |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Say's Phoebe(Sayornis saya) |
Description: It was a cool yet sunny morning. I could not see any insects about, but this phoebe was better equiped to find them. Corrales NM is a community a few miles north of Albuquerque, with several open fields where Sandhill Cranes have found reliable food supplied by local residents. Jerry and I spent a few hours getting aquainted with them on Wednesday. |
Date Taken: 2020:12:09 10:31 |
Location:
Corrales |
Camera Information: NIKON Z 7, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: SaysPhoebe_Z7X1590-Corrales_NM |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Spotted Towhee(Pipilo maculatus) |
Description: This towhee seemed to be as interested in the nearby Sandhill Cranes as we were. Corrales NM is a community a few miles north of Albuquerque, with several open fields where Sandhill Cranes have found reliable food supplied by local residents. Jerry and I spent a few hours getting acquainted with them on Wednesday. |
Date Taken: 2020:12:09 10:13 |
Location:
Corrales |
Camera Information: NIKON Z 7, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: SpottedTowhee_Z7X1559-Corrales_NM |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Western Meadowlark(Sturnella neglecta) |
Description: Though the cornfield had been plowed, there were burlap bags of corn ears left behind, and the meadowlarks wanted a share of the booty. Corrales NM is a community a few miles north of Albuquerque, with several open fields where Sandhill Cranes have found reliable food supplied by local residents. Jerry and I spent a few hours getting aquainted with them on Wednesday. |
Date Taken: 2020:12:09 11:30 |
Location:
Corrales |
Camera Information: NIKON Z 7, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: WesternMeadowLark_Z7X1841-Corrales_NM |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Western Meadowlark(Sturnella neglecta) |
Description: Though the cornfield had been plowed, there were burlap bags of corn ears left behind, and the meadowlarks wanted a share of the booty. Corrales NM is a community a few miles north of Albuquerque, with several open fields where Sandhill Cranes have found reliable food supplied by local residents. Jerry and I spent a few hours getting aquainted with them on Wednesday. |
Date Taken: 2020:12:09 11:31 |
Location:
Corrales |
Camera Information: NIKON Z 7, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: WesternMeadowLark_Z7X1868-Corrales_NM |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |

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