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In the Chihuahuan Desert, we spend fall, winter, spring and summer talking about our fifth season—the rainy season. What does its arrival mean for our plant and animal neighbors?

This episode of Nature Notes was previously aired on January 3, 2013. How many kinds of birds eat fish, and what different methods they use to catch their…

You’ve seen their sprawling, barren mounds, like little moonscapes in your field or lawn. But what lies beneath harvester ants’ conspicuous mounds?

This episode of Nature Notes was previously aired on February 14th, 2013. Have you ever seen a Horned Lark? Horned Larks are seldom seen, but they live…

Pollination is the process by which pollen is transferred from the male to the female reproductive parts during plant reproduction. Fruits will only…

The cat flea is the commonest flea in the United States, as well as here in the Permian Basin. This episode of Nature Notes we discover some of…

When you think of the diverse variety of animals living in the Big Bend you usually think of javelinas, big horn sheep and mountain lions. But what about…

One of the best ways animals deal with winter is through the process of metabolic suppression, otherwise known as dormancy. Large animals such as bears…

Herbaceous plants may seem to die in the winter, but those brown stems and dried leaves are only the ghosts of last year’s plants. Waiting inside the seed…

While all snakes are beautiful, not all snakes are created equal. Too often we confuse harmless snakes with those that are not so harmless. In this…