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Illinois Wildlife

The White Squirrels of Olney Illinois:  A Bucket List Journey

A look at the rare squirrel colony that defines this small Illinois town
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Nebraska Wildlife

The Canada Geese Mating Ritual

A photographic and narrative record of Canada Geese courting, mating, and post‑ritual displays
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Mississippi Wildlife

Least Terns Breeding on the Mississippi Gulf Coast: The Largest US Breeding Area

A coastal conservation story from the Mississippi shoreline
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Illinois Wildlife

Great Blue Herons: A Common Sight at Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge

A look at one of the refuge’s most frequently seen wading birds
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A Sandhill Crane performs a jump‑rake display, leaping into the air with wings spread wide and one leg kicked outward toward another crane that has just walked away. Several additional cranes stand and forage in the harvested cornfield around them, with a line of bare trees forming the background.
Nebraska Wildlife

The Spring Migration of the Sandhill Crane

Exploring the annual spring gathering of Sandhill Cranes along the Platte River
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Three silhouetted sandhill cranes fly in loose formation across a moon‑lit sky, their long wings and outstretched necks sharply defined against the bright full moon partially softened by thin clouds.
Nebraska Wildlife

Moonlit Flight

Sometimes what's going on behind the scenes is just as good as the image created.
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