As the sun breaks over the horizon behind me, illuminating the hills in front of me, the geese are waking up. They start stretching, preening, talking; you know, doing the same things we do upon waking. Camera shutters start firing up and down the line of photographers at ponds edge. We are anticipating the next action which will be the birds taking flight, leaving the pond to feed for the day. Taken at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge.