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A female Gilded Flicker watches a Honey Bee attracted to the same Giant Saguaro blossom.

In the desert springtime, many types of insects and many bird species are attracted to the blossoms of our Giant Saguaros to get pollen and, in some cases, to breakfast on one another.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 04.2021
Date Uploaded: 07.2021
Photo Location: Scottsdale, Arizona, Arizona, United States of America
Camera: Canon EOS R5
Copyright: © Jim Burns