SDM April 2010

Location Description

33 photos

Staghorn cholla with one bloom out, and lots to come.
Off we go to Sonora Desert Museum with the Bruder's. ...
These guys are smaller than their New England cousins.
Known as octopus agave, this specimen blooms in a...
A more typical agave. They start with an "asparagus"...
Same guy as above. The pole has daily growth markers on it.
Hedge hog cactus. Glorious color.
Attempt at a close up of an ocotillo bloom. Out of focus.
Ditto
Totem pole cacti. Want one for QC yard.
Very anthropomorphic. The fellow on the left is...
You know why Mexican colors are so vibrant when you look...
Prickly pear in bloom.
Mr Rattler showing off for the troops. Part of the Wild...
A pair of love birds in the aviary.
A prickly pear in bloom ... with more to come. Each...
.... but they are certainly gorgeous when in bloom.
Hmmmm
Guess these were the guys on the trip ... I think we...
These prairie dogs seem to have a fairly desolate...
Prickly pear in bloom. Flower colors range through all...
Agave shown in earlier photos ... this is two weeks later.
The unfolding of the arms and then the unfolding of the...
Staghorn cholla (or perhaps Jumping Cholla) with a bunch...
Very unusual ... an ocotillo with yellow blooms rather...
A slightly better picture.
And a third try ... not so good.
A teddy bear cholla with the beginning of a bloom in the...
My favorite prickly pear picture. I believe the docent...
Another view of the same cluster. I prefer the lighting...
A crested saguaro (in the background - no arms. ...
Hedge hog cactus in wild profusion
Prickly pear near the front entrance ... still ablaze in blooms.