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Canadian geese take off from the Platte River during the late afternoon of Sunday, Jan. 19, (Brian Neben, Courtesy)

Gallery: Central Nebraska Wildlife in Winter

By Brian Neben Jan 20, 2025 | 2:50 PM

CENTRAL NEBRASKA — While the temperatures have plunged into the single digits, it has not stopped a variety of wildlife in south central Nebraska from being active.

Central Nebraska Today hit the road on Sunday, Jan. 19 and documented a number of species including juvenile and adult bald eagles at Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District’s  J-2 Hydroplant, red-tailed hawks, and Common merganser and Canadian geese along the Platte River.

The surprise of the day was a female bobcat and her two kittens moving along the frozen Tri-County canal, likely looking for fish frozen in the ice.

Photos provided by Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today