Cactus wren
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Image List:
Image 1: Kristine Preston, science program director for the Nature Reserve of Orange County, searches for cactus wrens at UCI's Ecological Preserve. Daniel A. Anderson / University Communications
Image 2: An elusive cactus wren perches atop a cactus near University Hills. Development and fires have wiped out much of the bird's habitat. Steve Zylius / University Communications
Image 3: Peter Bowler, a senior lecturer in ecology & evolutionary biology, transfers cacti to the UCI preserve as part of a habitat restoration program intended to boost the cactus wren population. Michelle S. Kim / University Communications
Image 4: A Cooper's hawk, one of the cactus wren's predators, circles a nest. Daniel A. Anderson / University Communications
Image 5: Spotting a threat, a cactus wren takes flight from its spot atop a cholla cactus. Daniel A. Anderson / University Communications
Image 6: Senior biological sciences major Ashley Brutto and her independent-study peers transplant cacti on four acres of UCI's Ecological Preserve above State Route 73. Michelle S. Kim / University Communications
Image 7: Preston scans the preserve's sage scrub, wildflowers and cacti for cactus wrens. The campus habitat has one of the area's largest populations of the bird. Steve Zylius / University Communications
Image 8: A cactus wren announces his presence - both to attract a mate and warn away competitors. Daniel A. Anderson / University Communications
Image 9: Senior biological sciences major Chanon Chantaduly (center) and other UCI students help transplant cacti as part of the habitat restoration program at the preserve. Michelle S. Kim / University Communications
Image 10: A cactus wren surveys its territory. In addition to cactus transplantation on four acres of the UCI preserve, another eight acres will be stripped of invasive plants. Daniel A. Anderson / University Communications
Image 11: Cacti from a campus area slated for development are transplanted to a formerly weed-strewn patch of the preserve. Michelle S. Kim / University Communications
Image 12: A cactus wren takes in the sunset from its perch in University Hills. Development and fires have wiped out much of the bird's habitat. Steve Zylius / University Communicationss
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