I hoped to meet rosy finches during my visit to New Mexico. The Black Rosy-Finch visits were brief and sporadic during my vigil, and I only had a few minutes with them. I drove to the Sandia Crest (elevation 10,600') outside of Albuquerque, to discover what high elevation birds I might encounter.
I hoped to meet rosy finches during my visit to New Mexico. The Black Rosy-Finch visits were brief and sporadic during my vigil, and I only had a few minutes with them. I drove to the Sandia Crest (elevation 10,600') outside of Albuquerque, to discover what high elevation birds I might encounter.
I hoped to meet rosy finches during my visit to New Mexico. The Black Rosy-Finch visits were brief and sporadic during my vigil, and I only had a few minutes with them. I drove to the Sandia Crest (elevation 10,600') outside of Albuquerque, to discover what high elevation birds I might encounter.
I hoped to meet rosy finches during my visit to New Mexico. The Black Rosy-Finch visits were brief and sporadic during my vigil, and I only had a few minutes with them. I drove to the Sandia Crest (elevation 10,600') outside of Albuquerque, to discover what high elevation birds I might encounter.
I hoped to meet rosy finches during my visit to New Mexico. The Black Rosy-Finch visits were brief and sporadic during my vigil, and I only had a few minutes with them. I drove to the Sandia Crest (elevation 10,600') outside of Albuquerque, to discover what high elevation birds I might encounter.
I hoped to meet rosy finches during my visit to New Mexico. The Black Rosy-Finch visits were brief and sporadic during my vigil, and I only had a few minutes with them. I drove to the Sandia Crest (elevation 10,600') outside of Albuquerque, to discover what high elevation birds I might encounter.
I hoped to meet rosy finches during my visit to New Mexico. The Black Rosy-Finch visits were brief and sporadic during my vigil, and I only had a few minutes with them. I drove to the Sandia Crest (elevation 10,600') outside of Albuquerque, to discover what high elevation birds I might encounter.
I hoped to meet rosy finches during my visit to New Mexico. The Black Rosy-Finch visits were brief and sporadic during my vigil, and I only had a few minutes with them. I drove to the Sandia Crest (elevation 10,600') outside of Albuquerque, to discover what high elevation birds I might encounter.

Black Rosy-Finch (Leucosticte atrata)

Black Rosy-Finch

(Leucosticte atrata)

Description:

I hoped to meet rosy finches during my visit to New Mexico. The Black Rosy-Finch visits were brief and sporadic during my vigil, and I only had a few minutes with them. I drove to the Sandia Crest (elevation 10,600′) outside of Albuquerque, to discover what high elevation birds I might encounter.

Date Taken: 2020:12:16 12:22

Location:

Sandia Crest
Cedar Crest, New Mexico
United States
10556.35 ft above sea level

Camera Information:

NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000

File Name: BlackRosyFinch_D5X7512-SandiaCrest

© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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