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Red Beavertail Cactus Bloom Art Print
by Robert Bales
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Red Beavertail Cactus Bloom art print by Robert Bales. Our art prints are produced on acid-free papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All art prints include a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired.
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Out for a morning walk, I found my first blooming Beavertail Cactus of the new season.
Opuntia basilaris, the Beavertail Cactus, is a cactus... more
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Out for a morning walk, I found my first blooming Beavertail Cactus of the new season.
Opuntia basilaris, the Beavertail Cactus, is a cactus species found in southwest United States. It occurs mostly in the Mojave Desert, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, and Colorado Deserts, and also in the Colorado Plateau and northwest Mexico; it ranges through the Grand Canyon and Colorado River region to southern Utah, and in western Arizona, regions along the Lower Colorado River Valley. The Beavertail Cactus is a medium-sized to small prickly pear cactus, depending on variety, growing to about 60 cm tall. A single plant may consist of hundreds of fleshy, flattened pads. These are more or less blue-gray, depending on variety, growing to a length of 14 cm and are maximum 10 cm wide and 1 to 1.5 cm thick. They are typically spineless, but have instead many small barbed bristles, called glochids, that easily penetrate the skin. The pink to rose colored flowers are most common; however, a rar...
About Robert Bales
I am a retired teacher, coach, and athletic director. While my wife, Judy, and I were teaching she had a photo studio, and I had a dark room where I did black and white and color. Some were for the studio while most of it was just a hobby. When we retired in 2000, we sold our house in Eastern Washington and moved onto our boat, Last Class, and our motorhome. We sold Last Class a few years ago and bought a small house in Yuma, Arizona and bought another one in Emmett Idaho. Now we spend the summers in Emmett and the winters in Yuma. Over our 50 years of marriage, we have always had an interest in photography and both of us enjoy taking the photos for this site. I have always used Cannon cameras and now I am using the 7D for most of the...
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Latha Gokuldas Panicker
The absolutely gorgeous flower photo,I have seen today,Robert !!!!! That single flower contains a beautiful season itself !!!!!! (F/L)
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks so much Latha for the wonderful comments and the FL!!
Iris Gelbart
Beautiful.....what a lovely colour.....
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks Iris for the very nice comment!!
G Berry
WOWEEE.. love this flowering cactus..
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks so much for the wonderful comment and I also love them!!
Michael Mirijan
This wonderful picture is featured on the homepage of the "Pictures for Present" group.
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks Michael for the very nice feature!!
Donna Kennedy
Beautiful Robert!!...F/L/T
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks Donna for the comment and the LFTw!!
Cindy Treger
Robert, beautiful capture.
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks Cindy!!
Ruth Housley
Gorgeous cactus flower Robert!! L/F
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks Ruth for the comment and the LF!!
Tonia Delozier
Beautiful find!
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks Tonia!!