Photography by Jon M. Sailer

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Sunday Gulch Trail

Sunday Gulch Trail

Sunday Gulch is a breathtaking hiking trail located within Custer State Park in South Dakota. Renowned for its exceptional beauty and rugged terrain, this trail offers a truly unforgettable experience for outdoor enthusiasts. As you make your way through the gulch,...

South Dakota

South Dakota

South Dakota, located in the midwestern region of the United States, is a state known for its breathtaking views, rich history, and thriving tourism industry. It is home to a population of over 877,000 people, with its largest city being Sioux Falls. One of the most...

Indigo Bunting

Indigo Bunting

It’s hard to believe, but a male indigo bunting is a fake. Its strikingly beautiful blue feathers are a pigment of our imagination. There isn’t a speck of blue pigment in any of its feathers. According to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, their color comes from...

Barn Swallows

Barn Swallows

I know it’s deceiving to give human characteristics and emotions to animals, birds and inanimate objects, but there are times it just can’t be helped. The writing tool is called anthropomorphism, and there are lots of examples. Perhaps the most familiar is the Walt...

Common Yellowthroats

Common Yellowthroats

The late Jack Higgins, who steered me into photographing birds, always said that if “common” was part of a bird’s name, it wasn’t common. According to Audubon, that’s not true of common yellowthroats. The diminutive bird—only 4½ inches long—breeds throughout much of...

Bobolink

Bobolink

Whenever I see a male bobolink in the spring, an image pops into my head of a pretentious 17th or 18th century European monarch—or even one of our own Founding Fathers. The yellowish patch on the back of the bobolink’s head and nape of the neck reminds me of the wigs...

Black-Necked Stilts

Black-Necked Stilts

The maternity watch in York County ended in tragedy for three hoped-for offspring of black-necked stilts after their rare nesting effort in eastern Nebraska. Liz Garcia of Utica faithfully monitored the nesting activity from the time she first spotted the nesters on...

White-Faced Ibis

White-Faced Ibis

Wildlife photography during gloomy periods are not as rewarding as when the sun makes the colors of a subject pop. The spring of 2021 seemed unusually cloudy. From April 15 through May 31—a period of 46 days—only 13 days in the Lincoln, Nebraska, area were free of...

Upland Sandpipers and Killer Rabbit

Upland Sandpipers and Killer Rabbit

Classifying upland sandpipers as shorebirds seems as unlikely as saying bunny rabbits are ferocious. But even though upland sandpipers refuse to get near water, they are considered shorebirds. And, yes, one rabbit gained fame for attacking a U.S. president. Jimmy...

Whenever I see a butterfly

Whenever I see a butterfly

Thank you to my friend Larry Porter for letting me share his story and photos. Whenever I see a butterfly, an image of a U.S. Air Force refueling tanker pops into my mind. I see a flexible hose dropping down from the belly of the tanker to a thirsty fighter jet...

West Lead Cemetery – Lead, South Dakota

West Lead Cemetery – Lead, South Dakota

West Lead Cemetery located in Lead, South Dakota is a beautiful cemetery, we walked through it and saw deer bedding down for the night right among the headstones and a "Tom" turkey trying to get the attention of a couple lady turkey's. There are a few sculptures or...