Seeing the saguaro bloom was the only thing I wanted for my birthday. And I got it.
Daylight pollination of the saguaro cactus
A four day weekend in Tucson, AZ and a 6am hike in the Sonoran desert chalked up the moment I was waiting for… Though the stately saguaro cacti are usually pollinated at night by bats (the Lesser Long-nosed Bat, to be exact), the blossoms remain open for a few hours each morning giving local honeybees a shot at the goodies.
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