It’s arguably too late for this, but I’ve still got two posts prepared that highlight some of my favorite photos from 2023. I figured I might as well post them before it gets any later. This is the second-to-last one and features images from the Nebraska panhandle.
I think this is narrow-leaved musineon (Musineon tenuifolium). It seemed to be thriving without much soil fertility at Courthouse and Jail Rocks near Bridgeport, Nebraska.Cliff swallows gathering mud for nest construction.Prairie buckbean, aka prairie golden-pea, golden banner, yellow pea, prairie bean, and false lupine. And probably others. (Thermopsis rhombifolia)A smoky sunset behind a windmill in far northwestern NebraskaSunrise and tree skeleton. Fort Robinson State Park.Fort Robinson State Park.The view from a high butte at Fort Robinson State Park.Gumbo-lily (Oenothera caespitosa) on a high ridge at Fort Robinson State Park.Distant morning rain in the Nebraska Sandhills – Cherry County, Nebraska.Fog, dew, and spider.Fog, dew, and another spider.Twelve-spotted skimmer (Libellula pulchella) in dew in a Sandhills wet meadow.Painted milkvetch (Astragalus ceramicus) on a hilltop in the Nebraska Sandhills.Botanist Gerry Steinauer photographing the same patch of painted milkvetch.Fog and windmill near a Sandhills wetland.
You have really outdone yourself with this gallery of photos. Hard to say which is my favorite but probably the painted milkvetch, which I had never heard of. Thanks!
Terrific. Love the sand hills, the spiders (yes, spiders!), the milk vetch is new to me and wonderfully weird. Keep on posting; as one commenter above said, very welcome in winter,
The Prairie Ecologist 
Wow, beautiful photos. I love the yellow buck bean plant
You have really outdone yourself with this gallery of photos. Hard to say which is my favorite but probably the painted milkvetch, which I had never heard of. Thanks!
Painted Milkvetch what a cool plant, I have seen it many times at Crescent Lake. The other pictures are exceptional, thanks for sharing
Personally, I don’t think it is EVER too late to view your photos! What a lift for a cold winter day! Thank you.
Love the painted milkvetch.
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Fantastic photos. Wish I had more time at Fort Robinson SP in 1991. Thanks.
I love it, hardly any insects!
Terrific. Love the sand hills, the spiders (yes, spiders!), the milk vetch is new to me and wonderfully weird. Keep on posting; as one commenter above said, very welcome in winter,
These are SO beautiful, thank you for sharing them.
Kim
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I love all the photos! Nature provides so many interesting and beautiful photography subjects if we just slow down and look at them!!
Impressive selection of photos, Chris!
Some Nebraska counties are not like the others, eh? Gorgeous!