Did you know there are birds out there whose whole lives revolve around cacti? Take the Gila Woodpecker, pictured above, for example. This little bird nests inside cavities in saguaro cacti, they eat the bugs that live on and near saguaros, they raise their fledglings and learn to fly off of saguaros. Can you see in the photo how this little one is perching on the top of the cacti? How freakin' neat is that!? While I was busy snapping photos of these birds in the early morning sun at Saguaro National Park near Tucson, AZ, Hoodoo was busy watching them intently with the tip of his tail flicking back and forth. Don't worry, he was on leash and I would never let him hurt a bird, but it was kind of adorable to watch. My adventure kitten being a real cat! He wouldn't have gotten too far, though, we were absolutely surrounded by cacti of all kinds. What a great defense mechanism, huh?
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