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The strange, true history of the 600-foot neon cactus that could have towered over Phoenix
A 1970s proposal would have brought a 600-foot, neon saguaro cactus tower to Papago Park. Here's why it was suggested but ...
The New Yorker8d
Cactus Wren Is Doing Its Own Thing
Cactus Wren, a new spot that the two opened in February, on Ludlow and Rivington Streets, is similarly sui generis, in that ...
National Audubon Society11d
From Desert Washes to Sierra Forests: The Western Tanager’s Path Through California
Seeing all these birds in a remote patch of desert reinforced the importance of protecting the Chuckwalla National Monument, whose desert washes serve the same purpose for migratory songbirds as well ...
Phys.org26d
Even birds can't out-fly climate change
Overall, more than 75% of birds managed to reach slightly cooler climes in response to warming temperatures. But some species, like the cactus wren, which is native to deserts and arid systems in ...
Yale Environment 36026d
Even birds can’t outfly climate change
Overall, more than 75% of birds managed to reach slightly cooler climes in response to warming temperatures. But some species, like the cactus wren, which is native to deserts and arid systems in ...
San Diego Union-Tribune29d
Outdoors: Why are bird nests different?
Cactus wrens, for example ... while in the outdoors and see if you can discover a bird nest. Six of the seven eggs in our Mt. Hoo house wren nestbox have hatched, and hungry chicks are being ...