The Keel-billed Toucan, also known as the Rainbow-billed Toucan, looks like a bird with a giant banana for a beak. They have a black body, a yellow patch from the face to the breast, and a huge rainbow-colored bill. The big beaks have more than one use: they can be used for fighting with rivals, but they can also help toucans regulate their body temperature in the tropical heat. Photo © Doug Greenberg | BirdNote

We think a lot about protecting them, and that means protecting their habitats. Water is a particularly precious resource in the Southwestern US. Dry, arid landscapes sweep across large swaths of land, and here and there, they are striped with green veins that follow the region’s streams, rivers, and wetland oases. These bits of green surround the same waters that regional communities rely on for recreation, health, and food availability. And yet, these waterways are at risk of fragmenting, degr