2022-07-21 Nebraska’s Sandhills
37 Photos
American Robin(Turdus migratorius) |
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Description: I found American Robins during my tour of the Sandhills. After driving for hours, when I spotted a pull-out ahead, I took advantage of the opportunity to rest. This was the serendipitous way I found Willy Lake in the Sandhills of Nebraska. |
Date Taken: 2022:07:19 13:49 |
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Location:
Willy Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/6400 |
File Name: AmericanRobin_8502156WillyLake-NE |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Blue Dasher(Pachydiplax longipennis) |
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Description: After driving for hours, when I spotted a pull-out ahead, I took advantage of the opportunity to rest. This was the serendipitous way I found Willy Lake in the Sandhills of Nebraska. Dragonflies and Damselflies were thick at the lake’s shoreline. |
Date Taken: 2022:07:19 18:16 |
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Location:
Willy Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: BlueDasher-Dragonfly_8502216WillyLake-NE |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Blue Dasher(Pachydiplax longipennis) |
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Description: After driving for hours, when I spotted a pull-out ahead, I took advantage of the opportunity to rest. This was the serendipitous way I found Willy Lake in the Sandhills of Nebraska. Dragonflies and Damselflies were thick at the lake’s shoreline. |
Date Taken: 2022:07:19 18:44 |
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Location:
Willy Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: BlueDasher-Dragonfly_8502458WillyLake-NE |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Bobolink(Dolichonyx oryzivorus) |
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Description: Bobolink. I left the main highway to follow a narrow ranch road that penetrated the heart of Nebraska’s Sandhills. Seneca Road provided some of my favorite bird encounters in a while. |
Date Taken: 2022:07:20 13:26 |
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Location:
Seneca Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/6400 |
File Name: Bobolink_8503105-SandHills.SenacaRoad-NE |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Bobolink(Dolichonyx oryzivorus) |
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Description: Bobolink. I left the main highway to follow a narrow ranch road that penetrated the heart of Nebraska’s Sandhills. Seneca Road provided some of my favorite bird encounters in a while. |
Date Taken: 2022:07:20 13:33 |
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Location:
Seneca Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: Bobolink_8503114-SandHills.SenacaRoad-NE |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Canada Goose(Branta canadensis) |
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Description: These shy Canada Geese waddled away from me as fast as they could. I left the main highway to follow a narrow ranch road that penetrated the heart of Nebraska’s Sandhills. Seneca Road provided some of my favorite bird encounters in a while. |
Date Taken: 2022:07:20 12:42 |
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Location:
Seneca Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/16.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: CanadaGoose_8502858-SandHills.SenacaRoad-NE |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Dickcissel(Spiza americana) |
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Description: On my last day in Nebraska, I toured several locations near Clay Center. Only at the Massie Waterfowl Production Area did I have any meaningful bird meetings. It was Dickcissels here that made the stop worthwhile. |
Date Taken: 2022:07:21 13:19 |
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Location:
Massie Waterfowl Production Area |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: Dickcissel_8503152-Massie.WPA-NE |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Dickcissel(Spiza americana) |
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Description: On my last day in Nebraska, I toured several locations near Clay Center. Only at the Massie Waterfowl Production Area did I have any meaningful bird meetings. It was Dickcissels here that made the stop worthwhile. |
Date Taken: 2022:07:21 13:19 |
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Location:
Massie Waterfowl Production Area |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: Dickcissel_8503166-Massie.WPA-NE |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Dickcissel(Spiza americana) |
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Description: On my last day in Nebraska, I toured several locations near Clay Center. Only at the Massie Waterfowl Production Area did I have any meaningful bird meetings. It was Dickcissels here that made the stop worthwhile. |
Date Taken: 2022:07:21 13:20 |
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Location:
Massie Waterfowl Production Area |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: Dickcissel_8503191-Massie.WPA-NE |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Dickcissel(Spiza americana) |
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Description: On my last day in Nebraska, I toured several locations near Clay Center. Only at the Massie Waterfowl Production Area did I have any meaningful bird meetings. It was Dickcissels here that made the stop worthwhile. |
Date Taken: 2022:07:21 13:49 |
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Location:
Massie Waterfowl Production Area |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: Dickcissel_8503223-Massie.WPA-NE |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Familiar Bluet(Enallagma civile) |
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Description: After driving for hours, when I spotted a pull-out ahead, I took advantage of the opportunity to rest. This was the serendipitous way I found Willy Lake in the Sandhills of Nebraska. Dragonflies and Damselflies were thick at the lake’s shoreline. |
Date Taken: 2022:07:19 19:10 |
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Location:
Willy Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/16.0, 1/200 |
File Name: FamiliarBluet_8502592WillyLake-NE |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Familiar Bluet(Enallagma civile) |
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Description: After driving for hours, when I spotted a pull-out ahead, I took advantage of the opportunity to rest. This was the serendipitous way I found Willy Lake in the Sandhills of Nebraska. Dragonflies and Damselflies were thick at the lake’s shoreline. |
Date Taken: 2022:07:19 19:11 |
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Location:
Willy Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/16.0, 1/800 |
File Name: FamiliarBluet_8502621WillyLake-NE |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Grasshopper Sparrow(Ammodramus savannarum) |
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Description: It was nice to meet these Grasshopper Sparrows. It had been a while since I’d hung out with them. I left the main highway to follow a narrow ranch road that penetrated the heart of Nebraska’s Sandhills. Seneca Road provided some of my favorite bird encounters in a while. |
Date Taken: 2022:07:20 13:08 |
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Location:
Seneca Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/16.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: GrasshopperSparrow_8502889-SandHills.SenacaRoad-NE |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Grasshopper Sparrow(Ammodramus savannarum) |
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Description: It was nice to meet these Grasshopper Sparrows. It had been a while since I’d hung out with them. I left the main highway to follow a narrow ranch road that penetrated the heart of Nebraska’s Sandhills. Seneca Road provided some of my favorite bird encounters in a while. |
Date Taken: 2022:07:20 13:42 |
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Location:
Seneca Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: GrasshopperSparrow_8503133-SandHills.SenacaRoad-NE |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Killdeer(Charadrius vociferus) |
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Description: After driving for hours, when I spotted a pull-out ahead, I took advantage of the opportunity to rest. This was the serendipitous way I found Willy Lake in the Sandhills of Nebraska. The local Killdeers complained about my visit. |
Date Taken: 2022:07:19 13:45 |
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Location:
Willy Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: Killdeer_8502126WillyLake-NE |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Pied-Billed Grebe(Podilymbus podiceps) |
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Description: After driving for hours, when I spotted a pull-out ahead, I took advantage of the opportunity to rest. This was the serendipitous way I found Willy Lake in the Sandhills of Nebraska. One of the treats I enjoyed at the lake was the company of juvenile Pied-Billed Grebes and their parents. |
Date Taken: 2022:07:19 18:26 |
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Location:
Willy Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: PiedBilledGrebe_8502282WillyLake-NE |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Pied-Billed Grebe(Podilymbus podiceps) |
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Description: After driving for hours, when I spotted a pull-out ahead, I took advantage of the opportunity to rest. This was the serendipitous way I found Willy Lake in the Sandhills of Nebraska. One of the treats I enjoyed at the lake was the company of juvenile Pied-Billed Grebes and their parents. |
Date Taken: 2022:07:19 18:27 |
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Location:
Willy Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: PiedBilledGrebe_8502301WillyLake-NE |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Pied-Billed Grebe(Podilymbus podiceps) |
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Description: After driving for hours, when I spotted a pull-out ahead, I took advantage of the opportunity to rest. This was the serendipitous way I found Willy Lake in the Sandhills of Nebraska. One of the treats I enjoyed at the lake was the company of juvenile Pied-Billed Grebes and their parents. |
Date Taken: 2022:07:19 18:29 |
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Location:
Willy Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: PiedBilledGrebe_8502374WillyLake-NE |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Pied-Billed Grebe(Podilymbus podiceps) |
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Description: After driving for hours, when I spotted a pull-out ahead, I took advantage of the opportunity to rest. This was the serendipitous way I found Willy Lake in the Sandhills of Nebraska. One of the treats I enjoyed at the lake was the company of juvenile Pied-Billed Grebes and their parents. |
Date Taken: 2022:07:19 18:36 |
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Location:
Willy Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: PiedBilledGrebe_8502404WillyLake-NE |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Pied-Billed Grebe(Podilymbus podiceps) |
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Description: After driving for hours, when I spotted a pull-out ahead, I took advantage of the opportunity to rest. This was the serendipitous way I found Willy Lake in the Sandhills of Nebraska. One of the treats I enjoyed at the lake was the company of juvenile Pied-Billed Grebes and their parents. |
Date Taken: 2022:07:19 19:05 |
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Location:
Willy Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/16.0, 1/2500 |
File Name: PiedBilledGrebe_8502547WillyLake-NE |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Red-Winged Blackbird(Agelaius phoeniceus) |
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Description: After driving for hours, when I spotted a pull-out ahead, I took advantage of the opportunity to rest. This was the serendipitous way I found Willy Lake in the Sandhills of Nebraska. Red-Winged and Yellow-Headed Blackbirds patrolled the lake, but only the Red-Wings provided me opportunities for photos. |
Date Taken: 2022:07:19 13:46 |
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Location:
Willy Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/5000 |
File Name: RedWingBlackbird_8502133WillyLake-NE |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Red-Winged Blackbird(Agelaius phoeniceus) |
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Description: After driving for hours, when I spotted a pull-out ahead, I took advantage of the opportunity to rest. This was the serendipitous way I found Willy Lake in the Sandhills of Nebraska. Red-Winged and Yellow-Headed Blackbirds patrolled the lake, but only the Red-Wings provided me opportunities for photos. |
Date Taken: 2022:07:19 13:52 |
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Location:
Willy Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/5000 |
File Name: RedWingBlackbird_8502186WillyLake-NE |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Upland Sandpiper(Bartramia longicauda) |
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Description: Upland Sandpipers were high on my wish-list for this trip. And these birds were putting on quite a show. I left the main highway to follow a narrow ranch road that penetrated the heart of Nebraska’s Sandhills. Seneca Road provided some of my favorite bird encounters in a while. |
Date Taken: 2022:07:20 12:02 |
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Location:
Seneca Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/16.0, 1/2500 |
File Name: UplandSandpiper_8502649-SandHills.SenacaRoad-NE |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Upland Sandpiper(Bartramia longicauda) |
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Description: Upland Sandpipers were high on my wish-list for this trip. And these birds were putting on quite a show. I left the main highway to follow a narrow ranch road that penetrated the heart of Nebraska’s Sandhills. Seneca Road provided some of my favorite bird encounters in a while. |
Date Taken: 2022:07:20 12:06 |
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Location:
Seneca Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/16.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: UplandSandpiper_8502671-SandHills.SenacaRoad-NE |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Upland Sandpiper(Bartramia longicauda) |
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Description: Upland Sandpipers were high on my wish-list for this trip. And these birds were putting on quite a show. I left the main highway to follow a narrow ranch road that penetrated the heart of Nebraska’s Sandhills. Seneca Road provided some of my favorite bird encounters in a while. |
Date Taken: 2022:07:20 12:09 |
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Location:
Seneca Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/16.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: UplandSandpiper_8502686-SandHills.SenacaRoad-NE |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Upland Sandpiper(Bartramia longicauda) |
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Description: Upland Sandpipers were high on my wish-list for this trip. And these birds were putting on quite a show. I left the main highway to follow a narrow ranch road that penetrated the heart of Nebraska’s Sandhills. Seneca Road provided some of my favorite bird encounters in a while. |
Date Taken: 2022:07:20 12:13 |
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Location:
Seneca Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/16.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: UplandSandpiper_8502714-SandHills.SenacaRoad-NE |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Upland Sandpiper(Bartramia longicauda) |
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Description: Upland Sandpipers were high on my wish-list for this trip. And these birds were putting on quite a show. I left the main highway to follow a narrow ranch road that penetrated the heart of Nebraska’s Sandhills. Seneca Road provided some of my favorite bird encounters in a while. |
Date Taken: 2022:07:20 12:16 |
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Location:
Seneca Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/16.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: UplandSandpiper_8502799-SandHills.SenacaRoad-NE |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Upland Sandpiper(Bartramia longicauda) |
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Description: Upland Sandpipers were high on my wish-list for this trip. And these birds were putting on quite a show. I left the main highway to follow a narrow ranch road that penetrated the heart of Nebraska’s Sandhills. Seneca Road provided some of my favorite bird encounters in a while. |
Date Taken: 2022:07:20 12:18 |
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Location:
Seneca Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/16.0, 1/5000 |
File Name: UplandSandpiper_8502843-SandHills.SenacaRoad-NE |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Upland Sandpiper(Bartramia longicauda) |
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Description: Upland Sandpipers were high on my wish-list for this trip. And these birds were putting on quite a show. I left the main highway to follow a narrow ranch road that penetrated the heart of Nebraska’s Sandhills. Seneca Road provided some of my favorite bird encounters in a while. |
Date Taken: 2022:07:20 13:13 |
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Location:
Seneca Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: UplandSandpiper_8502960-SandHills.SenacaRoad-NE |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Upland Sandpiper(Bartramia longicauda) |
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Description: Upland Sandpipers were high on my wish-list for this trip. And these birds were putting on quite a show. I left the main highway to follow a narrow ranch road that penetrated the heart of Nebraska’s Sandhills. Seneca Road provided some of my favorite bird encounters in a while. |
Date Taken: 2022:07:20 13:14 |
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Location:
Seneca Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: UplandSandpiper_8502991-SandHills.SenacaRoad-NE |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Upland Sandpiper(Bartramia longicauda) |
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Description: Upland Sandpipers were high on my wish-list for this trip. And these birds were putting on quite a show. I left the main highway to follow a narrow ranch road that penetrated the heart of Nebraska’s Sandhills. Seneca Road provided some of my favorite bird encounters in a while. |
Date Taken: 2022:07:20 13:17 |
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Location:
Seneca Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: UplandSandpiper_8503026-SandHills.SenacaRoad-NE |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Upland Sandpiper(Bartramia longicauda) |
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Description: Upland Sandpipers were high on my wish-list for this trip. And these birds were putting on quite a show. I left the main highway to follow a narrow ranch road that penetrated the heart of Nebraska’s Sandhills. Seneca Road provided some of my favorite bird encounters in a while. |
Date Taken: 2022:07:20 13:18 |
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Location:
Seneca Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: UplandSandpiper_8503044-SandHills.SenacaRoad-NE |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Water Bug(Unknown sp.) |
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Description: After driving for hours, when I spotted a pull-out ahead, I took advantage of the opportunity to rest. This was the serendipitous way I found Willy Lake in the Sandhills of Nebraska. I suspect this water bug was a larval dragonfly emerging as an adult. |
Date Taken: 2022:07:19 19:11 |
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Location:
Willy Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/16.0, 1/400 |
File Name: Waterbug_8502599WillyLake-NE |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Western Kingbird(Tyrannus verticalis) |
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Description: I found Western Kingbirds during my tour of the Sandhills. After driving for hours, when I spotted a pull-out ahead, I took advantage of the opportunity to rest. This was the serendipitous way I found Willy Lake in the Sandhills of Nebraska. |
Date Taken: 2022:07:19 13:51 |
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Location:
Willy Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: WesternKingbird_8502165WillyLake-NE |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Widow Skimmer(Libellula luctuosa) |
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Description: I left the main highway to follow a narrow ranch road that penetrated the heart of Nebraska’s Sandhills. Seneca Road provided some of my favorite bird encounters in a while. Dragonflies seem to do well here, even with no water in sight. Here in the Sandhills, water is never very far away. |
Date Taken: 2022:07:20 13:21 |
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Location:
Seneca Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/6400 |
File Name: WidowSkimmer_8503069-SandHills.SenacaRoad-NE |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
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