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blackstart

  1. blackstart

    blackstart

    back to Jeddah, not finished with Shaffa mountain shots, but i thought i share this form my last trip to the desert around Jeddah, still no sign of the migrating birds, but saw lots of Arabian babblers still nesting. this one was alone but it was singing. hope you like it.
  2. Blackstart

    Blackstart

    found this form 2019 Archives. hope you like it. thanks so much.
  3. blackstart

    blackstart

    another shot for this handsome one. hope you like it.
  4. blackstart

    blackstart

    finally went to the desert, and found my friend at his favorite spot. still not sign of migration, apart form the barn swallows and sand martins. hope you like it.
  5. back to the desert

    back to the desert

    found lots of this beauty, most of them having young ones. could not stay more then 8:30 am, the sun UV index was 12 which is extreme. wonder how this lovely chats can survive.but they do. hope you like it.
  6. blackstart

    blackstart

    being searching for it in the past two month, finally i found a pair. this one was so friendly as they are usually are. they are typical desert birds, found in rocky areas. hope you like it.
  7. blackstart

    blackstart

    one of those beautiful things one can see in our harsh deserts. hope you like it.
  8. Blackstart

    Blackstart

  9. Blackstart

    Blackstart

    it's very brave bird, doesn't fear man and allow to approach, rare behavior for small birds. habitat in desert
  10. Blackstart

    Blackstart

  11. Blackstart

    Blackstart

    Blackstart claiming against some Abyssinian White-eye
  12. Blackstart photography

    Blackstart photography

    Blackstarts are birds that I have always wanted to see when flipping through the pages of the Collins Bird Guide. Well here they are. During my trip to Oman I had quite a few opportunities not just to see but also photograph them. They were fairly tame at some locations. Have a look at some...
  13. Blackstart (to the right to the right)

    Blackstart (to the right to the right)

    please see comment in the first picture
  14. Blackstart (to the left to the left...)

    Blackstart (to the left to the left...)

    I have been after the young fellow for a while, but he is very attentive for his age, and only today did he give me a chance.
  15. Blackstart

    Blackstart

    Ein Hurda oasis at the end of the White canyon on a jeep safari from Dahab.
  16. Blackstart

    Blackstart

    Blackstart
  17. Blackstart

    Blackstart

    Blackstart
  18. Blackstart

    Blackstart

    We came across a Water Treatment plant a few kilometres from the junction east of Tur / St Katherine Jnct in Sinai. This bird was so confiding it flew right to me as if begging to be photographed and who am I to refuse such an opportunity. John
  19. Desert cup cake

    Desert cup cake

    Desert is such a wonderful place that fills the soul with peace and gives the feeling of cleanliness thats why littering makes me really upset, but i have to admit that i am grateful to the person who throw the rest of his cup cake here. Hope you like it, thanks so much everyone. will be away...
  20. "Blackend"

    "Blackend"

    Thanks Helwa Dulce Marian g/f for suggesting this fantastic title. when i got back from Sharm back on December i was so excited about sharing many shots, but things kept on coming and i got busy with birds in my garden. remember this when i saw on flicker a shot for the very similar Familiar...
  21. Blackstart

    Blackstart

    Blackstart
  22. black beauty of the desert !!!

    black beauty of the desert !!!

    Hi all, wanted to post this earlier but we started the day with rain, and unlike most of you when it rains here no one stays home, then the rain turn into a storm and disasters started, had a large branch fallen on my roof, water flooded into the kitchen and some other things, but luckily no...
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    Blackstart

    Blackstart
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    Blackstart

    Blackstart
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    Blackstart

    Blackstart
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