Q: I was walking the Red Mountain Ranch area in east Mesa recently when I saw five or six parrot looking birds with bright green bodies and red heads. What were they? A: My first instinct was to assume you are delusional, which is not necessarily a bad thing...

Q: How is it that cactus wrens don’t impale themselves when they land on or nest in a saguaro or a cholla? Do they possess some kind of tiny body armor to protect against getting poked? A: Randy Bapp, a biologist at the state Game and Fish Department, said every now and then, the cactus wrens ...