The Arizona Transition zone is literally the transition from the higher elevation Colorado Plateau Province to the north and east, and south to the Basin and Range Province of the lower elevation deserts. The Mogollon Rim and the White Mountains lie along the northern edge of the transition zone. The Black Hills Range and the… Read More ARIZONA TRANSITION ZONE
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
