New Heights

A Harris's hawk perches on a saguaro with the moon just above it on the Jane Rau Trail in McDowell Sonoran Preserve in Scottsdale, Arizona on April 2, 2023. Original: _Z724449.NEF

People often wonder how tall saguaros can grow as it can be hard to grasp from pictures. The rule of thumb is the old giants can grow so tall as to almost touch the moon. So, pretty tall. You do have to be careful though as some saguaros use a technique known as heightening, where they convince a desert denizen to perch up top to make them look taller.

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