Sunrise With Cranes

Location:

Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge, San Luis Valley, Colorado

Notes: Greater Sandhill Cranes migrate through the San Luis Valley every year in great numbers. In the morning, they fly from their resting areas in search of food in the fields; the morning I took this picture, clouds threatened to dampen the sunrise behind the Sangre de Christo Mountains, but the Sun managed to break through in spots, creating this moody scene.