Articles for tag: arizona hummingbirds, bird adaptation, desert ecology, desert wildlife, hummingbird migration

a hummingbird hovering over an orange flower

Arizona Hummingbirds Defy the Desert

Suhail Ahmed

At dawn in the Sonoran heat, a tiny streak of iridescence stabs the air like a spark, then hovers, steady as a heartbeat, over a red chuparosa bloom. The question that keeps ecologists awake is simple and electrifying: how do hummingbirds keep pace with a that can switch from drought to deluge in a week. ...

The Lizard That Shoots Blood From Its Eyes

The Lizard That Shoots Blood From Its Eyes

Andrew Alpin

Picture this: you’re hiking through the rugged desert terrain of Texas when suddenly a small, spiny creature catches your eye. You pause to admire what looks like a tiny dinosaur sunbathing on a rock. Then, without warning, the creature fixes you with an intense stare and shoots a crimson stream directly from its eye socket, ...