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White-tailed Antelope Squirrels at Joshua Tree National Park

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The other subspecies range from the southern end of Baja California north into Idaho and Oregon but never east of the Colorado River. It seems likely that the squirrels we saw are of the nominate subspecies, seeing as Merriam described the species from a specimen taken in Riverside County, California, not far from Joshua Tree National Park.*

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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. And if you are wondering…there was no happy ending for the rodent. Indeed, can you truly experience the wonder of nature from the confines of a vehicle? Always, always, have binoculars and camera within reach when you are driving around on a birding trip.

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