Evening Ride

 On the road to Prairie State Park, near Minndenmines Missouri.

Regal Prairie

 Last week we had unusually cool temperatures for Kansas. I took advantage of the beautiful weather to take a stroll out at Prairie State Park. Did not run into any buffalo.

I was accompanied on my stroll by a few quail, many dickcissels, both of whom you hear more than see. On the way home I stopped when I spotted this doe in the roadside, she was in no particular hurry neither was I.

Along Gravel Roads

 Some photos taken from a slow ride along a gravel road recently.

 Cactus is in bloom.

 Butterfly Milkweed

Milkweed

Rainy Saturday

A rainy day here in SE KS. I went for a ride out to hike at Prairie Park. In between showers the sun would almost come out.

Indian Paintbrush is in bloom.

Dickcissel (Spiza Americana)

Other birds I saw included;
Common Yellow Throat (Geothlypis trichas)
Yellow Breasted Chat ( Icteria vivrens virens )
Eastern Meadowlark ( Sturella magma)
Brown Headed Cowbirds (Molothrus ater ater) male and female.
Turkey vulture (Cathartes aura)
Wild Turkey (10) (Melegris gallopavo)
and lots of LBBs (little brown birds) too damn fast to ID.

Bison