Scientific Name: Opuntia acanthocarpa
?Cactus, native to the Sonoran Desert
?Birds that nest in this plant include the Cactus Wren and the Curve-billed Thrasher.  Other nesters that can be found less often here include the Mourning Dove and the House Finch.
?Buds eaten by Tohono O?odham

Photo: Taken at Jewel of the Creek at Cave Creek on September 29, 2007. For more photos, click on camera icon.

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