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  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • The sun sets behind a hill overlooking a field of cholla cacti in Abiquiu, New Mexico.
    NM_Abiquiu_Cholla_Sunset_6702.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
  • 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
  • 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
  • The peaks of Zion National Park, Utah, tower over the valley and prickly pear cactus below. From left to right, the main peaks visible here are the West Temple, Sundial, and Altar of Sacrifice. The West Temple is the tallest at 7,810 feet.
    ZionCactusSunrise.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
  • 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.
    Superstition-Wilderness_Hieroglyphic...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 northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) rests on a prickly pear cactus in Chandler, Arizona. Northern mockingbirds are known for their intelligence, including their ability to recognize individual people. The northern mockingbird is the state bird of Arkansas, Florida, Mississippi, Tennessee and Texas — and formerly of South Carolina.
    Mockingbird_Northern_Cactus_2260.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 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
  • 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
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