Apologies for posting out of sequence. This one must have got lost somewhere.
Anything
with “cactus” in its name will surely find good habitat here with at least 5
representatives of the family just in this photo.
The most
famous and most obvious species is the Saguaro Cactus.
I never give
myself enough time to get a proper look at Usery Mountain Park (Google Earth
ref; 33 28 44.79N 111 37 9.98W). Either it is saved for a last quick dash in
the evening, or as today, as a last gasp attempt to find a Cactus Wren.
It is the
Cholla that most people get pricked by on their first visit. It looks spiky
enough to make you think that warnings to stay clear of it would be
superfluous. There are a number of specieshere including the Chain Fruit Cholla which is also known as the “Jumping Cholla” as no matter how much
room you think you gave it, it still tags you.
Today, I had
almost no time at all, so I didn’t even get out of the car. A quick turn around
the Buckthorn Campground brought the Cactus Wren, Verdin and Black-throated
Sparrow before I had to race back to catch the flight home.
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