![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1202/jpeg/17t.jpg) Swarming honey bees at excavations at al-Ruwaydah near Ruwais in northern Qatar, May 3, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1202/jpeg/19t.jpg) Close up of swarming honey bees at excavations at al-Ruwaydah near Ruwais in northern Qatar, May 3, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1777/jpeg/06t.jpg) Nest of swarming honey bees on a rocky ridge of Jebel Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, March 12, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1202/jpeg/15t.jpg) Excavations at al-Ruwaydah, a late Islamic site near Ruwais in northern Qatar, May 3, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1202/jpeg/16t.jpg) Qatar Natural History Group (QNHG) touring excavations at al-Ruwaydah, a late Islamic site near Ruwais in northern Qatar, May 3, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1777/jpeg/07t.jpg) Swarming honey bees on a rocky ridge of Jebel Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, March 12, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1777/jpeg/08t.jpg) Cluster of swarming honey bees on a rocky ridge of Jebel Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, March 12, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1612/jpeg/21t.jpg) Honey bees on flowers of purslane (rose moss, Portulaca grandiflora Tequila White ) planted on Corniche promenade. Doha, Qatar, June 18, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1191/jpeg/24t.jpg) Abandoned villa at northern tip of Qatar in Khasooma area, east from Ruwais. Qatar, April 12, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1191/jpeg/13t.jpg) Ruins of Al Mafjar village, northern area near Ruwais. Qatar, April 12, 2013
![](../../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/11t.jpg) Qatar Natural History Group (QNHG) wading near Al Mafjar village, northern area near 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/12t.jpg) Abandoned car in Persian Gulf near Al Mafjar village, northern area near Ruwais. Qatar, April 12, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1191/jpeg/14t.jpg) Stone walls remained from Al Mafjar village, northern area near 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/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/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/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/2020/2737/jpeg/38t.jpg) Honey bees on flowers of buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) near Nature Center in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 11, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1266/jpeg/05t.jpg) Small Northern Honey mushrooms (Armillaria borealis(?)) in northern area of Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 15, 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/2013/1191/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/2011/908/jpeg/19t.jpg) Honey bees in Cockrell Butterfly Center of Houston Museum of Natural Science. Houston, Texas, January 22, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1555/jpeg/02t.jpg) Nest of sea birds Sterna (terns) on a beach near Zubara. Northern Qatar, March 6, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1572/jpeg/10t.jpg) QNHG (Qatar Natural History Group) watching birds on a small peninsula. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, April 3, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1730/jpeg/05t.jpg) Red rose in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, January 16, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1572/jpeg/12t.jpg) Dusty lagoon in Khasooma area. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, April 3, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1592/jpeg/11t.jpg) Ruins in a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, May 9, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1592/jpeg/19t.jpg) Old house in a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, May 9, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1592/jpeg/14t.jpg) Old street in a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, May 9, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1572/jpeg/07t.jpg) Boat at low tide on a small peninsula. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, April 3, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1572/jpeg/08t.jpg) QNHG (Qatar Natural History Group) heading to watch birds on a small peninsula. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, April 3, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1572/jpeg/09t.jpg) QNHG (Qatar Natural History Group) exploring a bone on a beach of a small peninsula. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, April 3, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1035/jpeg/06t.jpg) Qatar Natural History Group (QNHG) at Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais, March 24, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1267/jpeg/19t.jpg) Northern Honey mushrooms (Armillaria borealis(?)) in Komarovo Cemetery, 25 miles west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 16, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1264/jpeg/21t.jpg) Northern Honey mushrooms (Armillaria borealis(?)) in south area of Monrepo (Mon Repos) Park. Vyborg, Russia, September 14, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1035/jpeg/12t.jpg) Qatar Natural History Group (QNHG) on dunes of Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais, March 24, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1572/jpeg/11t.jpg) Dusty boat on a beach in Khasooma area. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, April 3, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1730/jpeg/20t.jpg) Flower of rose in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, January 16, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1730/jpeg/09t.jpg) Close up of red rose in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, January 16, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1730/jpeg/08t.jpg) Pink rose in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, January 16, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1592/jpeg/21t.jpg) Al Hussein Mosque in a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, May 9, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1730/jpeg/21t.jpg) Red rose on the ground in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, January 16, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1730/jpeg/06t.jpg) Flower of red rose in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, January 16, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1533/jpeg/15t.jpg) Houses in a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, January 24, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1592/jpeg/13t.jpg) Stone walls in a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, May 9, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1592/jpeg/15t.jpg) Stone house in a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, May 9, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1592/jpeg/16t.jpg) Stones on a beach in a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, May 9, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1592/jpeg/18t.jpg) Stone gates in a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, May 9, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1592/jpeg/20t.jpg) Stone piles in a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, May 9, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1533/jpeg/22t.jpg) Oil on beachrock near a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, January 24, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1533/jpeg/20t.jpg) Beachrock near a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, January 24, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1276/jpeg/09t.jpg) Northern Honey mushrooms (Armillaria borealis(?)) on display on mushroom exhibition in Botanic Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 20, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1035/jpeg/26t.jpg) Qatar Natural History Group (QNHG) near a fishing shack in Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais, March 24, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1533/jpeg/23t.jpg) Stone ruins a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, January 24, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1615/jpeg/18t.jpg) Window frame in a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, June 26, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1533/jpeg/14t.jpg) Mosque minaret in a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, January 24, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1691/jpeg/16t.jpg) Asparagus with flowers planted in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, November 20, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1615/jpeg/12t.jpg) Mosque minaret in a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, June 26, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1615/jpeg/13t.jpg) Mosque at sunrise in a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, June 26, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1533/jpeg/18t.jpg) Stones near a beach in a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, January 24, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1035/jpeg/05t.jpg) Mangrove forest (Avicennia marina) at low tide at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais, March 24, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1615/jpeg/22t.jpg) Door frame in a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, June 26, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1615/jpeg/17t.jpg) Ruins in a fishing village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, June 26, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1533/jpeg/16t.jpg) Stone ruins in a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, January 24, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1615/jpeg/25t.jpg) Tidal flats near a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, June 26, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1730/jpeg/15t.jpg) Peppermint (Mentha piperita(?)) in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, January 16, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1533/jpeg/17t.jpg) Stone walls in a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, January 24, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1592/jpeg/17t.jpg) Stone ruins on a beach in a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, May 9, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1267/jpeg/07t.jpg) Northern Honey mushrooms (Armillaria borealis(?)) near Chornoe Lake north from Komarovo, 25 miles west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 16, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1708/jpeg/12t.jpg) Leaves of Acalypha wilkesiana planted in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, December 19, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1572/jpeg/06t.jpg) Lucky nut (Thevetia peruviana or may be nerifolia) in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, April 3, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1708/jpeg/13t.jpg) Blooming Acalypha wilkesiana planted in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, December 19, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1708/jpeg/15t.jpg) Tuxedo kitten near a stone wall in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, December 19, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1730/jpeg/14t.jpg) Dark foliage of Acalypha wilkesiana in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, January 16, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1615/jpeg/14t.jpg) A street at sunrise in a fishing village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, June 26, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1615/jpeg/15t.jpg) Stone ruins at sunrise in a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, June 26, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1730/jpeg/18t.jpg) Acalypha wilkesiana shaped as a tree in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, January 16, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1615/jpeg/16t.jpg) Stone wall at sunrise in a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, June 26, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1035/jpeg/25t.jpg) Feral dogs in Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais, March 24, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1572/jpeg/05t.jpg) Australian pine (Casuarina equisetifolia) in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, April 3, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1615/jpeg/19t.jpg) Some stone shed in a fishing village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, June 26, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1615/jpeg/23t.jpg) Ruins of a stone house in a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, June 26, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1708/jpeg/06t.jpg) Kitten basking on iron fence of Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, December 19, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1730/jpeg/04t.jpg) Acalypha wilkesiana shaped as a tree in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, January 16, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1615/jpeg/21t.jpg) Traditional colonnade (liwan) in a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, June 26, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1263/jpeg/04t.jpg) Northern Honey mushrooms (Armillaria borealis(?)) emerging from a tree in Okhtinsky Park in Toksovo, 8 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 13, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1708/jpeg/11t.jpg) Flower of Turkcap (Malvaviscus arboreus) planted in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, December 19, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1035/jpeg/10t.jpg) Seaweed (algae) on a beach of Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais, March 24, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1691/jpeg/20t.jpg) Lucky nut (Thevetia peruviana or may be nerifolia) planted in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, November 20, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1615/jpeg/20t.jpg) Window in a stone wall in a fishing village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, June 26, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1708/jpeg/08t.jpg) Firewheel flowers (Gaillardia pulchella) planted in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, December 19, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1035/jpeg/08t.jpg) Dead corals on a beach of Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais, March 24, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1708/jpeg/10t.jpg) Firewheel flower (Gaillardia pulchella) planted in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, December 19, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1572/jpeg/01t.jpg) Bush of natal plum (Carissa macrocarpa) in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, April 3, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1644/jpeg/06t.jpg) Fruits of Desert fan palm (Washingtonia filifera)(?) in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, August 22, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1730/jpeg/03t.jpg) Leaves of Acalypha wilkesiana shaped as a tree in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, January 16, 2016
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