My daughter and I are on a short working vacation in the Nebraska Sandhills this week, so I don’t have much time to write. Instead, here are two of my favorite photos from my trip to the Niobrara Valley Preserve last week.
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Prickly poppy (Argemone polyanthemos) at the Niobrara Valley Preserve.
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A metallic green sweat bee (Agapostemon splendens) feeds on purple prairie clover, displaying its long tongue. (thanks to Mike Arduser for identifying this)
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