I’ve always thought it was weird that the plural of cactus is cacti, just like hippopotami is the word for more than one hippopotamus and octopi is the word for more than one octopus.  At least with the dialect of English spoken in the US, it appears that “-es” is growing as an acceptable version for plurals of […]

The curve-billed thrasher is native to the Sonoran Desert where it roosts in cactus and dines on insects, seeds, and berries.  This one let me get nice and close before it picked a blossom off of a golden barrel cactus and flew away. You Might Also Enjoy: Other Sonoran Desert Posts Other Cactus Posts One […]