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Black-throated Sparrow On Cholla Cactus 1 comment
Black-throated Sparrow On A Cholla Cactus — Image by kenne
Bird on a cholla
Scene common in the desert
Black-throated sparrow.
— kenne
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Greater Roadrunner On Nest 1 comment
Greater Roadrunner Setting On Nest In Sabino Canyon A very carefully crafted nest inside a cholla cactus, providing excellent protection.
— Image by kenne
Roadrunners have elaborate mating rituals and may mate for life. Their courtship begins with the male chasing
the female on foot. Like other bird species, the male tries to woo the female with food, often bringing her a lizard in his beak.
Both males and females try to attract each other with offerings of sticks or grass. The male wags its tail and leaps
into the air to get attention.
Once a pair mates, they stay together to defend their territory all year. Most pairs raise the young together,
taking turns to protect the hatchlings and procuring food.
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Dead Cholla Cactus 2 comments
Dead Cholla (Sabino Canyon Recreation Area) — Image by kenne
The continued drought in the desert southwest is taking its toll.
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Cholla Cactus – Hanging Fruit Leave a comment
Cholla Cactus – Hanging Fruit — Photo-Artistry by kenne
“The first rule about the low hanging fruit principle
is to always watch out for low hanging branches,
they’re the ones to take it away from you.”
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Cholla Cactus Spines 1 comment
Cholla Cactus Spines — Photo-Artistry by kenne
The spines of a cholla are actually modified leaves that help protect the surface of
the cactus from preditors. A surprising function of cacti spines is to provide shade
for the cactus itself, yes, shade. Each spine casts a shadow on the cactus as the sun
moves across the desert sky.
— kenne
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Cholla Cactus — Hanging Fruit — Photo-Artistry by kenne
Nature is disordered, powerful, and chaotic, and through fear of the chaos, we impose
a system on it. We abhor complexity and seek to simplify things whenever we can by
whatever means we have at hand. We need to have an overall explanation of what the
universe is and how it functions. In order to achieve this overall view, we develop
explanatory theories, that will give structure to natural phenomena: we classify nature
into a coherent system, which appears to do what we say it does.
— from The Day The Universe Changed by James Burke
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Male Cactus Wren Building a Nest in a Cholla Cactus — Photo-Artistry by kenne
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Greater Roadrunner Sitting On Nest 3 comments
Greater Roadrunner Sitting On Nest In A Cholla Cacti — Image by kenne
A capitalist society requires a culture based on images.
It needs to furnish vast amounts of entertainment in order to
stimulate buying and anesthetize the injuries of class, race, and sex.”
— from “On Photography” by Susan Sontag
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Christmas Cholla 1 comment
Christmas Cholla (Sabino Canyon, December 26, 2016) — Images by kenne
The Christmas cactus common to the Sonoran Desert is the Cylindropuntia leptocaulis. It’s a Christmas cholla. It got its name because the red fruit on the pencil-thin joints appears from November into March.
— kenne
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Cactus Wren Building a Nest in a Cholla Cactus (October 23, 20016) — Image by kenne
Springtime in Sabino Canyon
brings out the new while
recycling the old.
The white winged doves
have returned awaiting
saguaro buds to bloom.
The sound of mating calls
go out, returned creating
echoes in the canyon.
The pace of life in high gear
as nature puts on a show
in the desert’s spring festival.
— kenne
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Nesting Roadrunner 1 comment
Nesting Roadrunner in a Cholla Cactus — Computer Art by kenne
Nesting cactus wren
Protected by the sharp spins
Surrounding her nest
— kenne
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Cholla Spines 6 comments
Cholla Spines — Image by kenne
Cholla spines galore
A great place for cactus wren
To construct a nest.
— kenne
Cactus Wren Nest in a Cholla — Image by kenne
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Sleepy Orange Grunge Art 2 comments
Sleepy Orange Butterfly on a Cholla Cactus Blossom — Grunge Art by kenne
Meaning and value in art
comes from the end result
being different from any other.
— kenne
