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Cactus wren (nest)

Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus

Photo by Aaron_G
Published on Project Noah
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32.2217, -110.926

Field Notes

Description:

It is a bird of arid regions, and is often found around yucca, mesquite or saguaro; it nests in cactus plants, sometimes in a hole in a saguaro, sometimes where its nest will be protected by the prickly cactus spines of a cholla or leaves of a yucca. (information from Wikipedia)

Habitat:

Resort garden

Notes:

See my spotting of a cactus wren here: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/8462301

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Comments (1)

It's really well protected in that cholla!

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