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White-tailed Antelope Squirrels at Joshua Tree National Park

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The White-tailed Antelope Squirrel , sometimes referred to as the White-tailed Ground Squirrel or the Antelope Chipmunk , is the rare diurnal mammal in the deserts of the southwestern United States. The other subspecies range from the southern end of Baja California north into Idaho and Oregon but never east of the Colorado River.

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Car Birding: A Birder Litmus Test

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This Swainson’s Hawk was photographed above a gas station in Idaho. Barbed wire fences are terrible for wildlife, snaring large birds and mammals alike…but for smaller passerines, they sure make good perches. And if you are wondering…there was no happy ending for the rodent. In many places (i.e.

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