![Thorny Throne](https://arning.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_3088-2-1.jpg)
In Albuquerque, cacti landscapes are a local staple, providing the perfect environment for Curve-billed thrashers. My postcard for 10/08/23 captures one such thrasher, elegantly perched on a cholla cactus, as it surveys its realm along San Rafael Ave.