Cactus and Bird
by Jon Burch Photography
Title
Cactus and Bird
Artist
Jon Burch Photography
Medium
Photograph - Digital Capture
Description
A small bird sits still for my camera at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix. Can you find him?
The Desert Botanical Garden is a 140 acres botanical garden located at 1201 N. Galvin Parkway in Phoenix, Arizona. Founded by the Arizona Cactus and Native Flora Society in 1937 and established at this site in 1939, the garden now has more than 21,000 plants, in more than 4000 taxa, one-third of which are native to the area, including 139 species which are rare, threatened or endangered. Of special note are the rich collections of agave and cacti containing 10,350 plants in 1,350 groups of one or more populations of organisms, which a taxonomist adjudges to be a unit, especially the Opuntia sub-family. Plants from less extreme climate conditions are protected under shade houses. It focuses on plants adapted to desert conditions, including an Australian collection, a Baja California collection and a South American collection. Several ecosystems are represented: a mesquite bosque, semidesert grassland, and upland chaparral. The Desert Botanical Garden has been designated as a Phoenix Point of Pride.
Image copyright 2016 Jon Burch Photography
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March 20th, 2016
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