O Sole Mio
O Sole Mio, translated as – my own sunshine. Some of you may have never heard O sole mio, it is a song from a long time ago. But when I saw these photos, it looks like these Saguaro Cactus are singing.
This photo is not photoshopped. It is exactly how they look when I took the photo. The holes are in just the right places to look like a face.
Most holes are caused by Gila woodpeckers and gilded flickers. They make their nests in the trunks of saguaros by hollowing out a space in which they will raise their young. In response to the birds’ activity, the wound created will dry out and harden off, forming a callus.
Now I did add to dark spots on the photo below to make it look like it has eyes.
O Sole Mio
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10 Replies to “O Sole Mio”
They look like a face Ha Ha
Yes, so funny looking. 😊
😃😎😃
Very beautiful cacti – you would think these birds would be injured trying to peck a hole in these huge cacti.
How beautiful! Thanks for sharing.
You are very welcome, 😊
Fabulous pictures with the holes left by the Gila woodpecker!
Thank you very much 😊
Hahahaha! great photo series!
They look like they are all singing in the desert to each other. 🙂