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Mexico: Earth's Festival of LifeSeries 1, Burning NorthIn pictures...

Northern Mexico is the country's driest region, dominated by two great deserts.

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Aplomado falcon

Just five breeding pairs of Aplomado falcons remain on this country's northern prairies.

  • Blue-footed boobies (Sula nebouxii)
  • Isla San Pedro Martir side blotched lizard (Uta palmeri)
  • Mexican vaqueros (cowboys) – cattle ranching
  • Pallid bat (Antrozous pallidus)
  • Aplomado falcon
  • A Mexican charro or cowboy practices roping skills on his horse
  • Minkley's cichlid (Herichthys minckleyi) mother guarding its young
  • Black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus)
  • Aplomado falcons (Falco femoralis)
  • Ferruginous pygmy owl (Glaucidium brasilianum)

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