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Cholla Birds

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It is possible that the birds feel so secure in the protection of the vicious, malicious plant that they can afford to reduce their flight distance and allow a close approach. Black-throated Sparrows will tee themselves up atop a cactus to draw the unwary close enough to get skewered. Birding Arizona Cactus Wren Sonoran Desert'

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What is the State Bird of Colorado?

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Instead, they are summer visitors, moving up to Colorado in the warm months to breed before returning to wintering grounds in Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, and Mexico. During the summer breeding months, Lark Bunting males – a sparrow species – are jet black, their white wings contrasting beautifully with the dark bodies.

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Feral Cats in American Cities

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Nonprofit pet protection groups would manage the program and be responsible for ensuring that cat caretakers take the required steps. And she has a North American bird book that has so far taught her how to recognize a sparrow. In Yuma, Arizona, they don’t take no prisoners. … “I understand the objection,” she said.