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Cactus Wren Portrait

A Cactus Wren poses on its favorite cactus. Commonly known as Teddy Bear Cholla, this cactus is ready to give fleshier visitors a big prickly hug as they brush by, but the wrens love to perch and feed on them.

https://jacquesfortierart.com/2026/06/02/cactus-wren-portrait/

Jacques Fortier May 14

Cactus Wrens

A couple of Cactus Wrens doing their thing on a cholla cactus in the Mojave Desert.

https://jacquesfortierart.com/2026/05/14/cactus-wrens/

Carrie BK Feb 23

Cactus Wren

#cactuswren #naturephotography #nature #birds #birders #birdwatchers #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #sandimas #dailybird #birdsofpixelfed #birdsofmastodon #naturephotos #LAwildlife #losangeles

Jacques Fortier May 28, 2025

Cactus Wren

A Cactus Wren kindly picking the most aesthetic perch on a Mojave Yucca plant.

Jacques Fortier Apr 28, 2025

Eponymous Wren

A cactus wren perching on a cactus. Sometimes it’s the little things.

Jacques Fortier Apr 10, 2025

Mojave Scene

In the heart of the Mojave National Preserve, a Cactus Wren perches on a prickly pear cactus. This spot has been my white whale photographically. The butte in the background is in a lush valley filled with yucca, cholla, and prickpear cactus. Unfortunately I have not been able to convince a single bird to pop its head out for a photo in that spot. Here on the other side of the valley, the birds are more plentiful and confiding. While it isn't quite as lush, I was pleased to be able to line […]

https://jacquesfortierart.com/2025/04/10/mojave-scene/

Mojave Scene

In the heart of the Mojave National Preserve, a Cactus Wren perches on a prickly pear cactus. This spot has been my white whale photographically. The butte in the background is in a lush valley filled with yucca, cholla, and prickpear cactus. Unfortunately I have not been able to convince a single bird to pop

Carrie BK Apr 8, 2025

Cactus Wren

#cactuswren #naturephotography #nature #birds #birders #birdwatchers #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #santafedam #dailybird #birdsofpixelfed #birdsofmastodon #naturephotos #LAwildlife #losangeles

Hey Gus Mar 30, 2025

This big ol #saguaro #cactus is home to a lot of stuff, most notably #cactuswren and #gilded #flicker. With all the recent rains we’ve had the arms were too heavy to support the damaged trunk. This old gal was centuries old and just crashed down sometime this week. The arms can weigh 1-3000 pounds and the entire body can hold 200+ gallons of water. Very cool plants. Also fell across part of the trail, so instead of windfall spruce and fir I have ancient cacti windfall to deal with #biketooter

Jacques Fortier Mar 28, 2025

Shy Cactus Wren

I’m headed back to the Mojave next week. Maybe this time the Cactus Wrens will pose on top of the cholla for me.

Paula Borchardt Dec 4, 2024

I like how my Perpetual Journal pages are filling up in Year 3! Here’s a recent page of my PJ art: Fall foliage; White-lined Sphinx larva; Cactus Wren.

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