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NEBRASKAland Magazine
F E AT U R E S . . .
Volume 96
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No. 3
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April 2018
Animal Architects
BY MONICA MACOUBRIE
Time Well Spent – What to Do in April
BY RENAE BLUM
Outdoor Painting
Nature in 2-D
BY RENAE BLUM
Windflower
a delicate prairie wildflower
BY GERRY STEINAUER
Countdown for the Crew
Nebraska's Turkey Hunting Opener
STORY AND PHOTOS BY JEFF KURRUS
Big Red Water Wolves
STORY AND PHOTOS BY RYAN SPARKS
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Cover: This greater prairie chicken or pinnated grouse
(Tympanuchus cupido) was photographed in early April in Hall
County. This particular bird would occasionally fly up and land on
top of my blind. Photo by Rick Rasmussen.
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From Our Readers – Letters, Comments, Etc. ...........4
Mixed Bag
– The Big Brown Bat, Travel to West Point,
A Brief History of Wolf Breeding, Radar Watching Birds,
DIY Turkey Tail Mount, Upcoming Events, and more ......6
In the Field
– Sighthunting for Fish ........................... 44
Portraits from the Past
– Readers' Photos ............. 50
Nature Notes
– My Time on the Lek ......................... 52
The Last Stop
– Breaking the Ice .............................. 54
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