A brash, noisy woodpecker with zebra stripes down its back has found an unusual place to call home. The Gila woodpecker has ...

Two birds were spotted resting atop a rare and mutated cactus in the Arizona desert, giving people on social media plenty to talk about. The “special desert sight” was caught on camera and shows two ...

Brooding clouds were dancing across the tops of the San Ysidro Mountains as an early spring storm swept eastward from the coast. As they have done for eons, the bouldery peaks were blocking the ...

Cactus ferruginous pygmy owls are named for the saguaro cactuses they live in, their rusty-colored stripes, and their small size. They’re as fierce as they are small: These 2.5-ounce raptors prey on ...

From cactus wrens nesting in thorny cholla to roadrunners hunting rattlesnakes, desert birds have evolved extraordinary ways to thrive in harsh, dry landscapes. These adaptations go beyond finding ...

This photo shows two crested caracaras resting atop a crested saguaro in the Arizona desert, wildlife officials said. George Andrejko Arizona Game and Fish Department Two birds were spotted resting ...