![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1194/jpeg/20t.jpg) Beachrock on western beach in Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1194/jpeg/21t.jpg) Beachrock below a labour camp in western area of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1195/jpeg/20t.jpg) Beachrock illuminated by gas flairs on western beach of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul) at night. Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1194/jpeg/26t.jpg) Western part of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1193/jpeg/22t.jpg) Rocky beach in western part of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1193/jpeg/23t.jpg) Limestone cliffs in western part of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1193/jpeg/26t.jpg) Cliffs and rocky beach in western part of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1194/jpeg/03t.jpg) Blue pebbles on a beach in western part of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1194/jpeg/04t.jpg) Accumulation of driftwood under cliffs on a beach in western part of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1193/jpeg/25t.jpg) Rocky shore of Persian Gulf in western part of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1194/jpeg/02t.jpg) Jumping fish in a pool on rocks on a beach in western part of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1194/jpeg/01t.jpg) Biologists collecting shrimp on a rocky beach in western part of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1194/jpeg/08t.jpg) OXY(?) oil flare in western part of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul), view from a hill north-west from oil tank installation. Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1193/jpeg/21t.jpg) Seaweed (algae) on western beach in Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1193/jpeg/19t.jpg) Sea turtle tracks on western beach in Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1194/jpeg/05t.jpg) Northern part of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul), view from a hill north-west from oil tank installation. Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1195/jpeg/17t.jpg) Tracks of sea turtles on a western beach of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul) at night. Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1195/jpeg/19t.jpg) Searching lizards on western beach of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul) at night. Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1195/jpeg/14t.jpg) Golden grass mabuya lizard (Trachylepis septemtaeniata) found in northern part of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1194/jpeg/22t.jpg) Accumulation of fossilized shells on a beach in western area of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1195/jpeg/21t.jpg) Rock in the sea illuminated by gas flairs on western beach of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul) at night. Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1194/jpeg/24t.jpg) Fossilized oyster shells on a beach in western area of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1193/jpeg/20t.jpg) Dead corals and seaweed (algae) on western beach in Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1195/jpeg/13t.jpg) Close up of leaf-toed gecko lizard (Hemidactylus persicus) found in northern part of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1194/jpeg/06t.jpg) Northern part of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul) with a nature park to the right, view from a hill north-west from oil tank installation. Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1195/jpeg/12t.jpg) Head of leaf-toed gecko lizard (Hemidactylus persicus) found in northern part of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1194/jpeg/25t.jpg) Rocky beach in western area of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul), with gas flairs visible in background. Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1195/jpeg/22t.jpg) Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) on western beach of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul) at night. Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1195/jpeg/15t.jpg) Persian leaf-toed gecko (Hemidactylus persicus), juvenile lizard, found in northern part of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1195/jpeg/11t.jpg) Persian leaf-toed gecko (Hemidactylus persicus), adult lizard, found in northern part of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1195/jpeg/23t.jpg) Head of hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) on western beach of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul) at night. Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1194/jpeg/23t.jpg) Fossilized oyster shells and dead corals on a beach in western area of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1195/jpeg/16t.jpg) Close up of Persian leaf-toed gecko (Hemidactylus persicus), juvenile lizard, found in northern part of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1194/jpeg/10t.jpg) Porta-cabins in Staff Camp in northern part of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul), view from a hill north-west from oil tank installation. Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1195/jpeg/24t.jpg) Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) approaching water on western beach of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul) at night. Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1195/jpeg/18t.jpg) Beach rocks on a western beach of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul) at night. Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1193/jpeg/16t.jpg) Ostrich on northern tip of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1195/jpeg/01t.jpg) Gypsum rocks on northern tip of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1195/jpeg/08t.jpg) Catching a desert lizard on northern tip of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1193/jpeg/15t.jpg) Herd of mountain goats on northern tip of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1193/jpeg/17t.jpg) Capturing a desert lizard on northern tip of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1193/jpeg/13t.jpg) Exploring mysterious bunker on northern tip of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1195/jpeg/03t.jpg) Mountain goat standing on northern tip of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1193/jpeg/18t.jpg) Mountain goat in area of northern tip of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1195/jpeg/04t.jpg) Mountain goat showing its tongue on northern tip of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1195/jpeg/02t.jpg) Mountain goat on northern tip of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul), with oil terminal in background. Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1195/jpeg/06t.jpg) Mountain goat standing on rocks of northern tip of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1195/jpeg/07t.jpg) Mountain goat standing on gypsum rocks of northern tip of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1195/jpeg/05t.jpg) Mountain goat standing on northern tip of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul), with Persian Gulf in background. Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1193/jpeg/14t.jpg) Photographing Rock semaphore gecko lizard (Pristurus rupestris) on northern tip of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1194/jpeg/07t.jpg) Haloul Island Lighthouse situated on the summit of Jazirat Halul (elevation 67.1 m), view from a hill north-west from oil tank installation. Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1195/jpeg/28t.jpg) Larvae of a desert beetle with a translucent mite in paultry farm north from oil tank installation in Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 20, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1194/jpeg/13t.jpg) Mats of slenderleaf iceplant (Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum) among rocks on a hill north-west from oil tank installation in Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1194/jpeg/14t.jpg) Reddish mats of slenderleaf iceplant (Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum) on a hill north-west from oil tank installation in Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1194/jpeg/19t.jpg) View to south-west from a hill north-west from oil tank installation in Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1195/jpeg/09t.jpg) Rough-tailed bowfoot gecko lizard (Cyrtopodion scabrum) with chigger mites (acari) under its eye found on northern tip of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1194/jpeg/11t.jpg) Prostrate clump (mat) of stems of slenderleaf iceplant (Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum) on a hill north-west from oil tank installation in Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1195/jpeg/10t.jpg) Rough-tailed bowfoot gecko lizard (Cyrtopodion scabrum) infected with chigger mites (acari) caught on northern tip of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1194/jpeg/17t.jpg) Knob-like cylindrical fleshy leaves of slenderleaf iceplant (Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum) on a hill north-west from oil tank installation in Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1194/jpeg/12t.jpg) Purslane-leaved aizoon (Aizoon canariense) on a hill north-west from oil tank farm in Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1195/jpeg/27t.jpg) Persian leaf-toed gecko (Hemidactylus persicus), juvenile lizard, caught in a small park north from oil tank installation in Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 20, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1194/jpeg/09t.jpg) White concrete tower with a black top of Haloul Island Lighthouse situated on the summit of Jazirat Halul (elevation 67.1 m), view from a hill north-west from oil tank installation. Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1194/jpeg/15t.jpg) Shoot of purslane-leaved aizoon (Aizoon canariense) on a hill north-west from oil tank installation in Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1195/jpeg/26t.jpg) Close up of Persian leaf-toed gecko (Hemidactylus persicus), juvenile lizard, caught in a small park north from oil tank installation in Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 20, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1194/jpeg/18t.jpg) Emerging seeds of purslane-leaved aizoon (Aizoon canariense) on a hill north-west from oil tank installation in Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1194/jpeg/16t.jpg) Shoot of purslane-leaved aizoon (Aizoon canariense) with flowers and ovaries on a hill north-west from oil tank installation in Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1195/jpeg/25t.jpg) Head of rough-tailed bowfoot gecko lizard (Cyrtopodion scabrum)(?) with visible chigger mites (acari) caught in a small park north from oil tank installation in Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 20, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1181/jpeg/24t.jpg) Beachrock (local name farush) in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1182/jpeg/03t.jpg) Shell fragments cemented into beachrock in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1181/jpeg/26t.jpg) Socotra Cormorant (Phalacrocorax nigrogularis) on beachrock in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1182/jpeg/01t.jpg) Socotra Cormorant (Phalacrocorax nigrogularis) walking on beachrock in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1798/jpeg/21t.jpg) Beachrock and mangrove trees on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim) at low tide. Al Khor, Qatar, April 2, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1607/jpeg/10t.jpg) Beachrock near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, May 29, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1181/jpeg/19t.jpg) Remnants of ancient ingenious intertidal stone fish traps (rows of beachrock stone arranged in walls in semi-circular patterns) at low tide in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1645/jpeg/17t.jpg) Small mangrove trees growing on beachrock of Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, August 29, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1645/jpeg/13t.jpg) Green fruits of mangrove (Avicennia marina) washed out on beachrock of Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, August 29, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/921/jpeg/01t.jpg) Line of beachrock stones remained from ancient ingenious intertidal stone fish trap at low tide in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 4, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1387/jpeg/07t.jpg) Beachrock on a beach north from Umm Bab. Western Qatar, April 4, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1842/jpeg/30t.jpg) Beachrock in northern part of Ras Abrouq Peninsula, north from Zekreet. Qatar, June 24, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1191/jpeg/23t.jpg) Mud crab in mangroves area near Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais. Qatar, April 12, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1191/jpeg/17t.jpg) Eggs of sea birds Sterna (terns) in Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais. Qatar, April 12, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1191/jpeg/16t.jpg) Some sand mounds in shallow water of salt marsh near Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais. Qatar, April 12, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1191/jpeg/19t.jpg) Intertidal algal cyanobacterial mats in mangroves area near Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais. Qatar, April 12, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1191/jpeg/18t.jpg) Aerial roots (pneumatophores) of mangroves (Avicennia marina) in salt marsh near Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais. Qatar, April 12, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1191/jpeg/15t.jpg) Mangroves (Avicennia marina) with aerial roots (pneumatophores) in salt marsh near Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais. Qatar, April 12, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1191/jpeg/20t.jpg) Intertidal polygonally cracked algal cyanobacterial mats in mangroves area near Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais. Qatar, April 12, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1191/jpeg/21t.jpg) Mangrove whelk (mud creepers, brackish-water snail, gastropod mollusk, Terebralia palustris) in mangroves area near Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais. Qatar, April 12, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1191/jpeg/22t.jpg) Mud creepers (mangrove whelk, brackish-water snail, gastropod mollusk, Terebralia palustris) in mangroves area near Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais. Qatar, April 12, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1182/jpeg/06t.jpg) Various shells in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1182/jpeg/24t.jpg) Iron ore(?) in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1182/jpeg/22t.jpg) Dry blotches of oil in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1182/jpeg/28t.jpg) Egg of a sea bird stern(?) in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1182/jpeg/07t.jpg) Shell assemblage in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1182/jpeg/16t.jpg) Corals and sea shells in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1182/jpeg/13t.jpg) Crumbling chimney in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1182/jpeg/18t.jpg) Accumulation of sea shells in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1182/jpeg/19t.jpg) Sea bird skeleton in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1182/jpeg/20t.jpg) Calcareous sea shells in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1182/jpeg/17t.jpg) Assemblage of sea shells in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
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