Arizona has about 51 native cactus species, but the saguaro is likely the most well-known. A desert icon, the imposing and inspiring saguaro and its flower can only be found in the diverse Sonoran ...

And on all sides, the air is alive with the songs of desert birds. The deserts of the Southwest provide excellent birding.

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 ...

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 ...

“Desert Colossus” is three times the size ... She told me about this mural that Joe was going to be doing. I mean, the saguaro cactus has been in Tucson for 8,000 years, and so it’s got ...

A saguaro cactus is able to live in the desert because it can store water. Russian thistle is also known as tumbleweed and can often be seen rolling through the desert when it is very windy.

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 ...

With over two million cacti dotting the landscape in southeastern Arizona, Saguaro National Park is a must-visit location any time of the year. But in the springtime, the saguaros and a variety of ...

Cactus ferruginous pygmy owls are named for the saguaro cactuses they live in ... Sadly they’re no match for urban development gobbling up their unique Sonoran Desert habitat in the U.S. Southwest.

Now, almost a decade later, cameras are set up at three locations throughout the year: Organ Pipe Cactus National ... seen animals at Saguaro National Park West are Desert Cottontail and Mule ...