Cactus ferruginous pygmy owls are named for the saguaro cactuses they live in, their rusty-colored stripes, and their small size. They’re as fierce as they are small: These 2.5-ounce raptors prey on ...
The saguaro cactus is a distinctive icon of the American Southwest, found only in the Sonoran Desert. This towering plant, which can grow up to 60 feet tall and live for more than 200 years, is the ...
And so it was that in March 2000 at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in southern Arizona, Hutto set his sights on the Sonoran Desert’s stately icon — the saguaro cactus. Several years earlier, ...
The curve-billed thrasher—the common thrasher of the rich, cactus-laden Sonoran Desert—can be very conspicuous, sitting up on saguaro or cholla cactuses, making its presence known by its loud ...
Giant saguaro cactus draped in a thick blanket of snow ... Photographer: Paul Williams we were able to capture our second extremely rare desert event. Over the next few days we were able to ...
This 92,867-acre park is dedicated to the largest cactus in the U.S., the saguaro (pronounced sa-WAH-ro), a universal symbol of the American West. The park is divided into two districts ...