Desert birds live on the edge ... I could see only a blur and hear the high-pitched whistle of its tail feathers as it streaked back up into the sky. Coveys of Gambel’s quail darted among ...

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The Southwest's desert rivers harbor a uniquely adapted population of bald ... No other bald eagle population nests under such conditions of high heat and low humidity or suffers such high mortality.