A saguaro "boot," formed when a bird pecks out a hole in a saguaro cactus, forming a hardened shell that is then used as a nest. Several kinds of bird

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A saguaro "boot," formed when a bird pecks out a hole in a saguaro cactus, forming a hardened shell that is then used as a nest. Several kinds of birds create these nest holes, including the Gila woodpecker and gilded flicker.

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Size: 3700px × 2298px
Location: Tucson, AZ, United States
Photo credit: © Yvette Cardozo / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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