![California tarantula, J Maughn](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/calif-tarantula-j-maughn.jpg?resize=980%2C781&ssl=1)
Tag: Birds
Birds are common in and around cacti, succulents, and drought-adapted plants. Some birds serve as pollinators for cacti and rosette plants such as Puya. Other birds use cacti as protected places to build their nests.
![California tarantula, J Maughn](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/calif-tarantula-j-maughn.jpg?resize=980%2C781&ssl=1)
![Black-eyed Bulbul on Aloe vryheidensis](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/aloe_vryheidensis-with-bulbul.jpg?resize=800%2C546&ssl=1)
An Aloe with Bitter Nectar Attracts Specific Birds
![Geospiza scandens, (Common Cactus-Finch) perched on Opuntia sp in Galapagos Islands](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/geoscandens-david-cook.jpg?resize=980%2C768&ssl=1)
Birds and Cacti
![Black-eyed Bulbul on Aloe vryheidensis, Martin Heigan](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Black-eyed-Bulbul-on-Aloe-vryheidensis-martin-heigan.jpg?resize=663%2C800&ssl=1)