"Sir David" is so full of pompous shit that his eyes, mouth, nose and bunghole must be completely plugged.
The statement " At least 200 species of bird rely on the saguaro for nest-sites" is one incredible exaggeration. He might have trimmed that statement down to maybe eight or ten depending on where the Saguaro cactus is located. Not to mention there aren't 200 species of birds that frequent the Sonoran Desert where the Saguaro cactus is found.
"Sir David" is so full of pompous shit that his eyes, mouth, nose and bunghole must be completely plugged.
The statement " At least 200 species of bird rely on the saguaro for nest-sites" is one incredible exaggeration. He might have trimmed that statement down to maybe eight or ten depending on where the Saguaro cactus is located. Not to mention there aren't 200 species of birds that frequent the Sonoran Desert where the Saguaro cactus is found.
Nothing personal Miramar.
JJ
I got curious and looked it up. Multiple sources say over 300 bird species live in and frequent the Sonoran desert.
Having hiked & camped in remote parts of the Pinacate Biosphere this Edward Abbey quote always rings true: “This region is the bleakest, flattest, hottest, grittiest, grimmest, dreariest, ugliest, most useless, most senseless desert of them all. It is the villain among badlands, most wasted of wastelands, most foreboding of forbidden realms. At least in the Southwest, the Pinacate desert is the final test of desert rathood; it is here that we learn who is a true rat and who is essentially is only a desert mouse.”