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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

It's a... Saguowlo cactus! πŸ˜†πŸ˜†πŸ˜†

...I'll see myself out.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Great shot! Tucsonan here. What area of town or where in AZ?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Hey! It's on edge of the Ironwood national monument down Mile Wide road. Cool seeing someone else from Tucson here.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Cool indeed! I will have to go there sometime. Never been to Ironwood. Live in NE Tucson. Thanks!!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

You guys want to meet at the Arby's on 22nd and Kolb?

[–] someguy3 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How do you build a nest hanging between cacti?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You can't really see it in the picture but the saguaro has one main truck that splits into a bunch of arms. The nest goes down to where the arms split off. Weirdly this nest is sort of communal. I've seen red hawks using the same nest.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Isn’t this dangerous to the birds? Don’t they get poked?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Baby owls with that panicked "I see demons" stare...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

so damn cute πŸ₯°