Prickly Pear Evening is a photograph by Douglas Taylor which was uploaded on November 9th, 2023.
Prickly Pear Evening
The yellow flower of an Engelmann's Prickly Pear cactus reflects the last rays of the spring evening sun in the Sonoran Desert near Tucson, Arizona. ... more
Title
Prickly Pear Evening
Artist
Douglas Taylor
Medium
Photograph - Fine Art Digital Photography
Description
The yellow flower of an Engelmann's Prickly Pear cactus reflects the last rays of the spring evening sun in the Sonoran Desert near Tucson, Arizona. This cactus flower is typically open for just one day, though some times it will open once more the following day with a distinctive peach color tone.
The flowers of this cactus bloom from late April through late May, and are followed at the end of the summer by deep rose to purple egg-shaped fruits that are a very important food source for most of the animals who inhabit the desert.
This common variety of Prickly Pear is found across the Sonoran Desert and east into the Chihuahuan Desert of southern New Mexico and west Texas.
Uploaded
November 9th, 2023
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Comments (6)
Constance Lowery
gorgeous light, beautiful photo. L/F
Douglas Taylor replied:
Thank you for your generous compliment, Constance! Greatly appreciated here.
Laurel Adams
CONGRATULATIONS!! Your lovely image has been featured in The ARTIST BUZzz GROUP!! You are cordially invited to POST your Homepage Feature’s EMBED link to the 2023 Features Archive Thread in the Discussion thread. Thank you for your glimpse of BEAUTY.
Douglas Taylor replied:
Laurel! Thank you for honoring and recognizing my art with the feature in this wonderful art group!
Jane M Dahl
Such a beautiful blossom. The colors are just plain gorgeous and look like an exotic tropical fruit. Featured in American Desert Southwest.
Douglas Taylor replied:
Thank you for your kind compliment, Jane! Your awesome support for my art is ALWAYS appreciated here.
VIVA Anderson
Ohhhhh, she's so beautiful, aglow ! with sunshine: a happy Cactus....!! And, a gorgeous capture, celebration, Douglas......makes my heart sing.!! And doubly blessed, she gives succor/fruits so beautiful for the 'locals' who must devour her progeny......Kudos, Compliments, FAV+++.........such a 'good news' vision!, ......VIVA
Douglas Taylor replied:
VIVA! Thank you so very much for your wonderful words about my simple prickly pear flower photograph! They are most appreciated here.
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