Prairie pearls: There is a faint yet perceptible change in the air on the prairie in early… instagram.com/p/BKEqb7ZDTke/

Sandhills windmill and the gift of water. Where does your water come… instagram.com/p/BKLc9NGj6c9/

Mountain time. #summitworkshops #wyoming #reflections @nmbhughes ilcp_photographers @ Grand… instagram.com/p/BK4zY8WjXhH/

Double rainbow reflection on a Friday afternoon... #summitworkshops #reflections #rainbows… instagram.com/p/BK__CRaDhV1/

Swan reflections along Flat Creek. #swans #wyoming #tetons #gratitude #natgeo @nmbhughes @… instagram.com/p/BLDG9saDnGY/

Sunrise over an ocean of grass, in the mighty Nebraska Sandhills. #nebraska #greatplains… instagram.com/p/BL_W-pFj21-/

Today is National Bison Day. Remembering what was, recognizing what is, and imagining what… instagram.com/p/BMcZLoMD1aI/

Be vigilant. Listen to understand. Stand together as one. #savingcranes #protectprairie… instagram.com/p/BMzxbMFD6Q7/

On March 1st, 2017, Nebraska will celebrate its 150 year anniversary of statehood. I am very… instagram.com/p/BN79FvFDGpl/

Wild light and a coyote's path. Merry Christmas, everyone. Peace on Earth. #wonder… instagram.com/p/BOaBlgPDvQI/

The cranes are coming... Platte River Valley, Nebraska #savingcranes #migration #nebraska… instagram.com/p/BQjZPkolxnc/

White on black top, in the mighty Nebraska Sandhills. #protectprairie #greatplains #nebraska… instagram.com/p/BfBUouAAi7f/

First arrivals, flying through a sky of lavender and rose. Welcome, back, dear friends. Platte… instagram.com/p/BfpBKgvAQii/

And there the whooping crane stood last night mid-river on an ice shelf, angel white and a foot… instagram.com/p/Bfzi6rMgPsE/

Among giants: Moonset yesterday morning at sunrise in the Wildcat Hills. Yes folks, this is… instagram.com/p/Bf3rtrYA3hH/

Beaver dam rush hour: On a March evening while tens of thousands of cranes fill the sky, river… instagram.com/p/BgSEoLxnWA4/

As the sun sets, hope appears on white wings. A whooping crane, rarest of all cranes, flies over… instagram.com/p/BgZgrVbnaEK/

“Our ability to perceive quality in nature begins, as in art, with the pretty. It expands… instagram.com/p/BgeHf1LnaL9/

Crane strutting. Platte River, Nebraska. #cranes #platteriver #migration @plattebasin… instagram.com/p/Bgm4sWGAwF9/

A rainbow arches over butterfly milkweed and windswept tallgrass prairie… instagram.com/p/BiX7WgLgOAz/…