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  • Water collects in a small pool in a ravine in the Superstition Wilderness near Gold Canyon, Arizona. The water source in the Sonoran Desert was important to the Native American Hohokam people, who settled in the area as early as 500 A.D. The Hohokams left behind some petroglyphs, which are visible on the rocks in the upper left corner of the image.
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  • Water flows into a small pool in a ravine in the Superstition Wilderness near Gold Canyon, Arizona. The water source in the Sonoran Desert was important to the Native American Hohokam people, who settled in the area as early as 500 A.D. The Hohokams left behind some petroglyphs, which are visible on the rocks in the top center of the image.
    Superstition-Wilderness_Hieroglyphic...jpg
  • A cactus wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus) climbs on the buds of a saguaro in the Sonoran Desert near Chandler, Arizona. A single saguaro can produce 100 blooms in a single season, but the flowers are very short lived, lasting just over 24 hours.
    Wren_Cactus_Saguaro_Chandler_7361.jpg
  • A greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) races into a wash in the Sonoran Desert near Chandler, Arizona. Roadrunners, which are found throughout Mexico, Central America and the Southwestern United States, can run at speeds of up to 20 miles per hour (32 km/h).
    Roadrunner_Greater_Motion_Chandler_7...jpg
  • The bright yellow pods of velvet mesquite (Prosopis velutina) trees stand out against the green leaves in the early spring in the Boyce Thompson Arboretum, located in the Sonoran Desert near Superior, Arizona.
    Mesquite_Velvet_Patterns_Boyce-Thomp...jpg
  • A common side-blotched lizard (Uta stansburiana) rests between two rocks in the Sonoran Desert near Superior, Arizona.
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  • Two types of cacti — saguaro and prickly pear — grow among mesquite in the Sonoran Desert near Superior, Arizona.
    AZ_Cacti-And-Mesquite_Superior_6459.jpg
  • The moon gets ready to set near the base of a large saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) in the Superstition Wilderness near Gold Canyon, Arizona. Saguaro are native to the Sonoran Desert and are known for their "arms," which take ages to grow. The saguaro can take 10 years to reach its first inch of height and another 60 years to produce its first flowers. By 95-100 years, saguaros can be 15-16 feet tall and may finally produce their first arm, though some of the cacti never generate one.
    Saguaro_Moon_Superstition-Wilderness...jpg
  • Three arms begin to sprout on a saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) in Saguaro National Park near Tucson, Arizona. Saguaro are native to the Sonoran Desert and are known for their "arms," which take ages to grow. The saguaro can take 10 years to reach its first inch of height and another 60 years to produce its first flowers. By 95-100 years, saguaros can be 15-16 feet tall and may finally produce their first arm, though some of the cacti never generate one.
    Saguaro-NP_Saguaro_Arms-Starting_080...jpg
  • An arm begins to sprout on a saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) in Saguaro National Park near Tucson, Arizona. Saguaro are native to the Sonoran Desert and are known for their "arms," which take ages to grow. The saguaro can take 10 years to reach its first inch of height and another 60 years to produce its first flowers. By 95-100 years, saguaros can be 15-16 feet tall and may finally produce their first arm, though some of the cacti never generate one.
    Saguaro-NP_Saguaro_Arm-Start_0788.jpg
  • Stars fill the sky above the Superstition Mountains, which are surrounded by saguaros (Carnegiea gigantea) in the Superstition Wilderness in Arizona. The saguaro is a large cactus noted for its "arms" that is native to the Sonoran Desert.
    Superstition-Wilderness_Saguaros_Nig...jpg
  • A fiery, late-autumn sunset colors the skies over the Coyote Mountains and the saguaros (Carnegiea gigantea) of Saguaro National Park near Tucson, Arizona. Saguaros are a type of cactus native to the Sonoran Desert and are noted for their "arms."
    Saguaro-NP_Coyote-Mountains_Sunset_0...jpg
  • The setting sun shines through the arms of a saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea) cactus in Saguaro National Park, Arizona. Saguaros can live for 150 years and generally don't grow their first arms until they are 75-100 years old.
    Saguaro-NP_Saguaro_Sunset_2390.jpg
  • A Staghorn cholla cactus (Opuntia versicolor) in full bloom displays its red flowers against a peak covered in saguaro cacti (Carnegiea gigantea) in Saguaro National Park near Tucson, Arizona.
    Saguaro-NP_Cacti_Spring_Peak_2347.jpg
  • Hundreds of saguaros (Carnegiea gigantea) fill the valley at the base of the Red Hills, which were cast into shadow by passing clouds, in Saguaro National Park, Arizona.
    Saguaro-NP_Saguaros_Red-Hills_0779.jpg
  • A cluster of pancake prickly pear cacti (Opuntia chlorotica) in the foreground grow with several other cacti at the base of tall saguaros (Carnegiea gigantea) at dusk in Saguaro National Park near Tucson, Arizona.
    Saguaro-NP_Cacti_Bloom_Sunset_2420.jpg
  • Steep rock faces on the north side of Tule Canyon are turned golden by the setting sun in this view from near Fremont Saddle in the Superstition Mountains of Arizona.
    AZ_Tule-Canyon_Superstition_0623.jpg
  • Large rock spires point to the night sky above the Superstition Mountains in the Superstition Wilderness, Arizona.
    Superstition-Wilderness_Spires_Night...jpg
  • Three saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea) cacti are rendered in silhouette at twilight in Saguaro National Park near Tucson, Arizona. Saguaros can live to be 150 years old, though they do not develop their first arms until they are 75-100.
    Saguaro-NP_Saguaros_Three_Twilight_2...jpg
  • Brittlebrush (Encelia farinosa) blooms at the base of the Dacite Cliffs in the Superstition Wilderness of Arizona.
    AZ_Superstition_Bittlebrush_Dacite-C...jpg
  • A pair of burrowing owls (Athene cunicularia) rest together in Zanjero Park, Gilbert, Arizona. The population of burrowing owls has been declining. Zanjero Park features a man-made burrowing owl habitat with burrows manufactured from PVC pipe.
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  • A pair of burrowing owls (Athene cunicularia) rest together in Zanjero Park, Gilbert, Arizona. The population of burrowing owls has been declining. Zanjero Park features a man-made burrowing owl habitat with burrows manufactured from PVC pipe.
    Owls_Burrowing_Pair_Resting_Zanjero_...jpg
  • A pair of burrowing owls (Athene cunicularia) cuddle in Zanjero Park, Gilbert, Arizona. The population of burrowing owls has been declining. Zanjero Park features a man-made burrowing owl habitat with burrows manufactured from PVC pipe.
    Owls_Burrowing_Pair_Cuddle_4993.jpg
  • As night falls, an elf owl (Micrathene whitneyi) hunts from a perch in the woods of Miller Canyon at the base of the Huachuca Mountains in southern Arizona. The elf owl is the smallest owl in the Sonoran Desert, about the size of a sparrow and weighing just 1.4 ounces. The owl can see well in low light, but can catch prey in complete darkness by pinpointing it with its ears. The elf owl feeds primarily on invertebrates, such as moths, crickets, scorpions, centipedes and beetles.
    Owl-Elf_Night_Miller-Canyon_7081.jpg
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