Flight of Icharus

Flight of Icarus 14" x 14" Oil on Gallery-wrapped Canvas

The Bosque del Apache Wildlife Refuge in Socorro, New Mexico is home to thousands of Sandhill Cranes and other water birds that overwinter there, flying down from their northern breeding grounds to the corn fields and waterways near the Rio Grande. Thousands of birds gather, and the joyful cacophony can be almost deafening at times, but as you watch and wait, the family groups begin to emerge. These three were probably mom, dad and youngster, flying off into the sunset to roost, after enjoying another day of their winter vacation.
The painting is available at The Watermelon Gallery in Cedar Crest, New Mexico. Tell Terry you saw it on my blog.