The Kansas Outback

Blackbirds fill the winter cottonwoods. Trees of Blackbird Leaves Limbs so starkly bare, no leaves the wind to share; cottonw...

Red epaulets (shoulder patches) distinguish the adult male Red-winged Blackbirds in the flock.      Red-winged Blackbirds congregate...

    Morning sun sends streaks of rays      to nurture icy creeks; they turn to stars in rippled waves      that devour sparkli...

Mountain bluebirds congregate in the Red Hills every winter.  This year's population has been spectacular! Winter often brings the ...

Photo by Andi Brunson-Williams Whose woods these are I think I know, he lives just south a mile or so; he’ll not be aware we’re sto...

A quiet November eve came by, painted by an azure sky, upon a fresh new canvas white, a wonderful treat to these hidden eyes. ...

Its here...finally!  Yes, the brand new pocket guide of the beautiful Red Hills wildflowers is now available. The Red Hills of Kansas exist...