The Sonoran desert covers a large part of the southwest of the U.S. and northern Mexico. These cactus photos were taken on the Black Canyon trail, which is at the northern border where this desert meets the Arizona Transition Zone. The elevation of this area is around 2000-3000 feet. The cactus pictures are Engelmann Prickly… Read More SONORAN CACTUS
Gila Woodpeckers live in the Sonora desert region of the southwest U.S. and in western Mexico. Often near saguaros, where they excavate a cavity to nest in. This cactus provides a cool place for them to raise their young in the hot desert. They eat mostly insects, but will also eat cactus fruit and berries.… Read More GILA WOODPECKER
The Gilded Flicker is a large woodpecker that lives in saguaro cactus forests in the North American southwestern deserts. They have a gray face and red mustache, looking similar to the “red-shafted” Northern Flicker, but with yellow wings like the “yellow-shafted” Northern Flicker. The red is usually a western bird, while the yellow is generally… Read More GILDED FLICKER
The deserts of North America lie between the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada range, and extend from southern Idaho and southeast Oregon south into Mexico. The southwest of the United States and northern Mexico is home to many deserts, including the Great Basin, the Sonoran, the Chihuahuan, and the Mojave. In the high desert areas,… Read More DESERT LOVE
