Arthur and Alan D. Singer: Cactus Wren and Saguaro Cactus Blossom

Artist: Arthur and Alan D. Singer
1917 -
Nationality: American
Artwork Year: 1977
Image Size: 13.75 by 11.75 inches
Overall Size: 19.5 by 17.5 inches
Medium: Water Color on Cold Press Illustration Board

Cactus Wren

The Cactus Wren darts across the cracked earth to a fallen cactus joint. Lifting it with the side of his bill, he spies a tasty ant. Snap! He quickly swallows his snack and flies to a shaded yucca limb, singing a coarse chuh-chuh. In the heat he holds his bill open as if panting and lifts his wings for ventilation. This playful bird likes to build his home in the protection of thorny desert plants, and often builds his nest in the arms of the giant Saguaro Cactus. He builds several nests but lives in only one. The rest are decoys designed to confuse his natural enemies. With cozy feather linings and tunnel-like entrances, the nests provide snug year-round homes for the desert bird.

Saguaro Cactus Blossom

Like a steady, persevering candelabra, the Saguaro, or Giant Cactus, sparkles under Arizona's deep blue evening sky. This massive succulent plant is the largest cactus in the United States, occasionally attaining a height of more than fifty feet and developing as many as fifty arms. Large individuals are believed to be from 150 to 200 years old. The Saguaro has contributed substantially toward the subsistence of Arizona's Pima and Papago Indians, furnishing materials for food and shelter. In spring, delicate white flowers with yellow centers and a brilliant satiny sheen bloom on the tips of the Saguaro's upward-curving branches and stem.

This painting was originally published on the Fleetwood® First Day Cover for the 20¢ Arizona: Cactus Wren and Saguaro Cactus Blossom issued on April 14, 1982.

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