
Cactus wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus), building a nest in chainfruit cholla (Opuntia fulgida), at the Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona.

Cactus wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus), building a nest in chainfruit cholla (Opuntia fulgida), at the Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona.

Mourning doves (Zenaida macroura), at the Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona.

Mourning doves (Zenaida macroura), at the Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona.

Curve-billed thrasher (Toxostoma curvirostre), Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona.

Curve-billed thrasher (Toxostoma curvirostre), Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona.

Embossed agave.

Embossed agave.

Tunas.
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Tunas.
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Nopal.