Snow geese taking off just before sunrise in New Mexico
Sunrise Blast off by Cathy Richardson
2026 February Competition - A Nature
34 points - Voted Acc.
Judges' comments:
Lots of impact from the number of birds and color of the sky; birds are moving in two different directions; all phases of flight
Maker's notes:

This photo was taken near sunrise as hundreds of snow geese blasted off.  It was taken at Bosque del Apache, New Mexico.