Swallows fill the sky above the Snake River south of the Merritt Reservoir near Valentine, Nebraska

Swallows fill the sky above the Snake River south of the Merritt Reservoir near Valentine, Nebraska. The Snake River continues south of the Merritt Reservoir through pine and cedar-filled canyons before flowing into the Niobrara River.

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