Costa's hummingbirds are commonly found in sage scrub in the desert and along the coast. They also frequently gather nectar from cacti, but their favorite plants seem to be chuparosa and ocotillo.

The Mojave Desert Land Trust is working to scout, catalogue, collect and preserve millions of seeds from 250 species and counting in a race to save an ecosystem.

The Mojave desert has a song all its own – if you take the time to listen Kelso is one of just seven sand dunes in North America known to 'sing,' and one of the most sonorous.