July 2024 • Nebraskaland 25
TOP LEFT: A house wren perches on a limb near Sand Creek in Oglala
National Grassland in Sioux County, an excellent location for summer
birders. JUSTIN HAAG, NEBRASKALAND
BOTTOM LEFT: A late-day stroll near the 1909 Offi cers Quarters at Fort
Robinson State Park will show you the history and present-day beauty
of the park. JUSTIN HAAG, NEBRASKALAND
ABOVE: A grass spider stands on a beaver pond fi lled with ramshorn
and bladder snails, moss and rushes — a reminder that sometimes all
we need to see this time of year is right at our feet. ERIC FOWLER, NEBRASKALAND