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Not all owls hunt at night and nest in trees. Burrowing owls greet the sun from abandoned prairie dog dens. What else makes these tiny birds unique?

After the rains, "rain bugs” or “Santa Claus bugs” appear, tiny velvety red plush cutie-pies. Even though they are called “bugs”, they are not insects at all, but arachnids, related to spiders.

This episode of Nature Notes was previously aired on January 30, 2013. Few people of the many hundred thousand living on or crossing the Llano Estacado…

How did the invention of the lawn mower shape what we now come to imagine as the perfect lawn? Modern lawns are considered boring , wasteful of water and…

Buying binoculars can be a confusing ordeal. There is much to consider, including optic types, size, weight, magnification and objective lens size. The…

There are many different cacti in the Chihuahuan desert but the Queen of the Night is unforgettable. For most of the year, the Queen of the Night is…

The Guadalupe Mountains National Park is often called a hiker's park. With more than 80 miles of marked trails in the mountains, hikers can find a trail…

One of the first things you notice about a bird is its feathers. Birds have evolved a variety of different feathers. Hummingbirds have an iridescent…

This week on Nature Notes we examine the Monarch butterfly. This particular butterfly is a fascinating specimen. Did you know that over the course of four…

In this week's Nature Notes, Dallas Baxter breaks down the nitrogen cycle.