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		<title>The Cactus Wren</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2019 09:01:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-cactus-wren/" title="The Cactus Wren" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="141" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cw1a-300x141.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="cactus wren" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cw1a-300x141.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cw1a-800x377.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cw1a-scaled.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>The cactus wren is found in deserts and arid foothills containing yucca, cacti, mesquite, and other types of desert scrub brush. They inhabit Sonoran, Chihuahuan, and Mojave Deserts. These birds can also be found in coastal sage scrub in California and thorn-scrub areas in Tamaulipas, Mexico. Cactus wrens are a [&#x2026;]</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-gila-woodpecker/" title="The Gila Woodpecker" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="143" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/gw1a-300x143.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Gila woodpecker" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/gw1a-300x143.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/gw1a-800x381.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/gw1a-1536x731.jpg 1536w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/gw1a-scaled.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>One of the noisier woodpeckers of the desert areas, it&#x2019;s the Gila woodpecker. They are very common and easily found in and around groups of saguaro, or other giant cacti. They also live in trees along desert rivers, and have moved into towns and suburbs. The holes they carve out [&#x2026;]</p>
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