I spent a good chunk of time in the Nebraska Sandhills the past two weeks and below are a few avian photo highlights from the foray as well as a couple landscape shots.
Sandhills with early morning fog near Antioch
![Western Meadowlarks are as common as dirt in the Sandhills. Eastern Meadowlarks can also be found in the wet meadows of the Sandhills.](http://magazine.outdoornebraska.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Western-Meadowlark.jpg)
![A number of Say's Phoebes were seen.](http://magazine.outdoornebraska.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Says-Phoebe.jpg)
![These lingering Sandhill Cranes were found in Grant County.](http://magazine.outdoornebraska.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Sandhill-Cranes.jpg)
![A Ferruginous Hawk in Garden County.](http://magazine.outdoornebraska.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/IMG_0104.jpg)
![Wilson's Snipe making a living in a roadside ditch.](http://magazine.outdoornebraska.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Wilsons-Snipe.jpg)
![Mourning Dove.](http://magazine.outdoornebraska.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/MODO.jpg)
![Sharp-tailed Grouse.](http://magazine.outdoornebraska.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/STGR.jpg)
![Horned Larks are ubiquitous but don't often pose for a picture.](http://magazine.outdoornebraska.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Horned-Lark.jpg)
![One of my favorite birds, the Long-billed Curlew.](http://magazine.outdoornebraska.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/LBCU.jpg)
![Sandhills lake in Morrill County at dusk (with a full moon).](http://magazine.outdoornebraska.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Sandhills2.jpg)
Spring is here and there are all sorts of birds to see and experience. Get out there, and, good birding!
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