The Kansas Outback

     Its a baby deer, a fawn, coming up to inspect us hiding in the darkness of the living room.  Is it abandoned?  Should we take it and tr...

     This is one intriguing insect.  Usually called a "velvet ant" this is actually a wingless wasp.  In fact it is the wingless ...

     Been seeing any armadillos around?  Chances are that you have, particularly if you live in the southern half of Kansas.  The Nine-bande...

     To avid herpetologists who find so much to admire with such fascinating animals as snakes, it seems silly that so many people  are afra...

Liz and Julie check a mist net over a small stream for bats. Big Brown Bat      Julie (in red) and Liz (in green) were up from Texas ...

     A few posts ago, I brought up the issue of what seems to be unnecessary roadside mowing.  A friend and colleague classes such over-ambi...

     This summer is one which may pose some serious problems for wildlife.  Just as a severe winter may impose harsh setbacks for some speci...