
Desert milkweed (Asclepsias subulata), at the Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona.

Desert milkweed (Asclepsias subulata), at the Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona.

It’s messy work, but someone’s got to do it.
Gila woodpecker (Melanerpes uropygialis) excavating a nest cavity in a saguaro cactus, Phoenix, Arizona.

It’s messy work, but someone’s got to do it.
Gila woodpecker (Melanerpes uropygialis) excavating a nest cavity in a saguaro cactus, Phoenix, Arizona.
Cactus Flower Atlas, Vol. 5.
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Cactus Flower Atlas, Vol. 5.
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Cactus Flower Atlas, Vol. 4.
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Cactus Flower Atlas, Vol. 4.
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Cactus Flower Atlas, Vol. 3.
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Update: Many thanks to bee expert khrysdiebee for the provisional identification on that sweet little bee – the cactus specialist Lithurgopsis.
Cactus Flower Atlas, Vol. 3.
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Update: Many thanks to bee expert khrysdiebee for the provisional identification on that sweet little bee – the cactus specialist Lithurgopsis.
Cactus Flower Atlas, Vol. 2.
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