And on all sides, the air is alive with the songs of desert birds. The deserts of the Southwest provide excellent birding. These arid lands support a rich variety of birds, including some birds that ...

Spring arrived in Prescott, which means a symphony of color unfolds. After a long winter, there's nothing quite like the ...

Yet the Desert Botanical Garden is home to thousands of species of cacti, trees and flowers from all around the world. The garden's brightly colored plants sharply contrast the Sonoran Desert's ...

You may have noticed the trees by the delicate white flowers they carry, adding to the beautiful seasonal ... ∎ Large thorns ...

Lost Dutchman State Park, at the base of the Superstition Mountains in Apache Junction, is another favorite spot to look for ...

In March 2024, the park volunteer, Deb Manley, shared photos of the flowers — which measured 1 to 3 inches (2.5 to 7.6 centimeters) across and were poking out from between desert rocks — to ...

A species of old-growth tree that is totally new to science has been hiding out in a narrow slice of mountain rainforest in ...

You may have noticed the trees by the delicate white flowers they carry ... ∎ Represent a "food desert" for many songbirds since they do not support enough insect life. ∎ Viable fruit is ...