The Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA May 3, 2024

The Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA

You know you"re in the Sonoran Desert, Arizona, in the US, when the sun gives you a warm "welcome"! This arid land is home to various animals such as roadrunners, Gila monsters and the Morafka"s tortoise. The Sonoran Desert experiences two rainy seasons, which leads to the blossoming of colourful wildflowers such as the brittlebush, seen in today"s image. These hardy shrubs seen here are adapted to the dry climate, with their silvery-grey leaves covered in fine hairs that help reduce water loss through transpiration.

© Charles Harker/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

The animal kingdoms great migration
This lesson is going swimmingly
May 3, 2025Happy International Astronomy Day!

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Mar. 20, 2024Cave Dale and Peveril Castle, England
May 18, 2024International Museum Day
Dec. 3, 2024Amber Fort, Amer, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Secluded sands in Mexico
Paddle power
This lesson is going swimmingly
The oldest way to fly
Dec. 26, 2024Boxing Day
Jul. 11, 2025World Population Day
A day of swing and celebration
May 16, 2025Endangered Species Day
Apr. 5, 2024The Bahamas
A window to the Pacific
Sep. 16, 2024Wallabies at sunrise, Australia
Oct. 27, 2023Sligachan Old Bridge, Isle of Skye, Scotland
Apr. 10, 2024Siblings Day
Reflecting its stylish past today
An old bridge in a new light
Dec. 28, 2023Humpback whale, Disko Bay, Greenland
Feb. 25, 2026Mendenhall Glacier, Alaska, United States
Jun. 11, 2025Greater flamingos, Lüderitz, Namibia
Feb. 4, 2024Devetashka Cave, Devetaki, Bulgaria
Come on, guys, this way!
Oct. 18, 2023Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska
Sep. 23, 2024Sea Otter Awareness Week
Dec. 6, 2024Finnish Independence Day
Sep. 17, 2025A young bull moose, Denali National Park, Alaska, United States
Jan. 27, 2024St. Paul Winter Carnival
Oct. 8, 2023World Octopus Day
Jan. 25, 2025Porto, Portugal