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Two more Arizona shots this evening. This Cactus Wren and a Greater Roadrunner.
White Tank Mountain Regional Park. Maricopa County, Arizona.
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Cactus Garden, Huntington Gardens, San Marino, California. Processed with Lightroom, Photoshop, and Topaz filters.
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Sometimes I have been out looking for birds when the light just gets absolutely amazing and there are no birds to be found. The situation becomes a race to find any subject to try to take advantage of the light and all too often that perfect light is so short lived that it’s gone before a subject can be located. I thought that was going to be the case with this Cactus Wren from our recent Arizona trip. The sun had been blocked by some clouds as it was getting close to the horizon and I didn’t think we would get much color. Just a few minutes before sunset, however, the sun went across a little gap in the clouds and it was absolutely glorious. To my surprise this Cactus Wren wasn’t too far away and it actually stayed on its perch while I moved around to get some of that sunset color in the background. That NEVER happens!!!
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Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
My cactus plant of many years had not previously flowered before this summer. The flower was rather spectacular at approximately 13 cm (5 inches) in diameter
A prickly pear cactus (Opuntia sp.) about to bloom at the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum in Tucson, Arizona.
Cactus Garden
Ganna Walska Lotusland
Montecito, California
Normally the cacti at Lotusland bloom in wintertime, but they were spectacular in early May this year. No one seems to knows why.
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And the delightful seed pod of an Aquilegia.
Mum bought me the cactus more than a decade ago. So cool to see these relatively new cuttings (about 2 years old) put out 3 beautifully exquisite flowers. They spend about 4 months growing then bloom for 48 hours before drooping. Such a delight for the eyes. So intricate and purposeful.
I have only had one other cactus I wasn't sure I would be able to keep it alive in this northern hemisphere but it seems to be ok and it grew some flowers.
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Tucson Mountain Park, Pima County, Arizona
I was photographing these teddy bear cholla on the west side of Tucson Mountain in the morning shade, just below Gates Pass, when I was suprised by the rising sun popping over the ridge. I quickly reframed for a starburst and the glow of the sun on the cactus needles.