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Birding Wire reader Kelly Haller of Tijeras, New Mexico, shared this striking photo of a cactus wren, taken on Embudito Trail at the base of the Sandia Mountains east of Albuquerque in March. "This area has a lot of cholla cactus, which seems to be their favorite choice for nesting," Kelly writes. "He was singing away on the top of this cactus until he saw me. That's when I took this photo." Technical: Nikon 1 V3 with 70-300mm lens (250 mm), ISO 160, 1/400 sec @ f/5.6.

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