Nebraska Wildlife and Nature Photography

The Great Plains and Midwestern US

Nebraska wildlife and nature photography from the Great Plains and Midwestern United States including birds, butterflies, flowers, moonscapes and landscapes.

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Nebraska Wildlife

Red-winged Blackbird sings across the Platte River
Red-winged Blackbird sings across the Platte River
A Northern Cardinal belts out a tune in the top of the trees.
A Northern Cardinal belts out a tune in the top of the trees.
Thousands of snow geese take off in reaction to bald eagles circling up and out of frame at DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge.
Thousands of snow geese take off in reaction to bald eagles circling up and out of frame at DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge.
A pair of Sandhill Cranes in flight above the Platte River
A pair of Sandhill Cranes in flight above the Platte River
A Praying Mantis clings to the underside of a false sunflower.
A Praying Mantis clings to the underside of a false sunflower.
A pair of Killdeer on a Platte River sandbar
A pair of Killdeer on a Platte River sandbar
A Downy Woodpecker searches for insect larvae in a Maple tree.
A Downy Woodpecker searches for insect larvae in a Maple tree.
Snow Geese fly in formation past the moon
Snow Geese fly in formation past the moon
A female Monarch Butterfly drinks nectar from a beautiful Tithonia
A female Monarch Butterfly drinks nectar from a beautiful Tithonia
Ring-billed Gull in flight above a lake
Ring-billed Gull in flight above a lake
A Red-tailed Hawk floats above looking for lunch
A Red-tailed Hawk floats above looking for lunch
A female Red-bellied Woodpecker checks out a hole in a tree branch that she made
A female Red-bellied Woodpecker checks out a hole in a tree branch that she made
A bumble bee drinks nectar from a Tithonia flower.
A bumble bee drinks nectar from a Tithonia flower.
American White Pelican in flight above southwestern Nebraska.
American White Pelican in flight above southwestern Nebraska.

Nebraska Skies, Lands and Flora

Yellow Daffodils sprout up in the springtime.
Yellow Daffodils sprout up in the springtime.
The moon captured one night beyond December 2017's Cold Moon.
The moon captured one night beyond December 2017’s Cold Moon.
Western Nebraska's Chimney Rock south of Bayard
Western Nebraska’s Chimney Rock south of Bayard