At 5 o'clock in the morning, the alarm rang, and we got up and prepared to drive off. The low temperature at night caused a layer of frost on the car glass. Since we didn't bring defrosting tools, we had to wipe them with gloves and started the car and set the temperature in the car to the maximum. After a while, we could see outside from the car window, and we hurried to the photo location.

When we arrived at the designated location, the sky began to dawn, and the temperature was 16 Fahrenheit. Some photographers had set up their cameras. Many people coming to watch birds taking off also arrived in group or individually.

The sky gradually turned orange, and the golden sunlight passed through the woods and grass. The cold lake surface was illuminated by the warm sun and formed a mist. On the lake, some snow geese and sandhill cranes were dressing up, some were still dreaming, and some were preparing to take off. It was bustling with activity. As I stood before this rare spectacle, I pressed the shutter to record this wonderful moment.

Every October, Sandhill Cranes and Snow Guess fly from Siberia, Greenland, Alaska, Canada and several states in the northern United States to Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in Socorro, New Mexico, to spend the winter. The sanctuary has nutritious food and water holes specially prepared for them to spend the night. These migratory birds stay here until February of the following year. Bird watching here is a delightful experience, forever engraved in my heart。