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1371-05. Ant s eggs under a stone near Abu Nakhlah ponds. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014Similar picturesLarge thumbnails | Use small thumbnails | View as slideshow |
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1371-05. Ant s eggs under a stone near Abu Nakhlah ponds. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014Similar picturesLarge thumbnails | Use small thumbnails | View as slideshow |
 Reeds (Phragmites australis) in Abu Nakhlah ponds. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Saltcedar (Tamarix nilotica or may be T. aphylla) near Abu Nakhlah ponds. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Flowers of marsh fleabane (Pluchea dioscoridis, Baccharis dioscorides, Conyza dioscorides) on banks of Abu Nakhlah ponds. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Blooming marsh fleabane (Pluchea dioscoridis, Baccharis dioscorides, Conyza dioscorides) on banks of Abu Nakhlah ponds. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Close up of flowers of marsh fleabane (Pluchea dioscoridis, Baccharis dioscorides, Conyza dioscorides) on banks of Abu Nakhlah ponds. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Fluffy pappus of marsh fleabane (Pluchea dioscoridis, Baccharis dioscorides, Conyza dioscorides) on banks of Abu Nakhlah ponds. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Fluffy flowers of marsh fleabane (Pluchea dioscoridis, Baccharis dioscorides, Conyza dioscorides) on banks of Abu Nakhlah ponds. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Blooming reeds (Phragmites australis, Arundo australis, Phragmites communis, local names gazab, ghab) near Abu Nakhlah ponds. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Birdwatching with QNHG (Qatar Natural History Group) near Abu Nakhla wastewater treatment ponds. Doha, Qatar, March 29, 2014  Watching birds with QNHG (Qatar Natural History Group) near Abu Nakhla wastewater treatment ponds. Doha, Qatar, March 29, 2014  Evans bluetail damselfly (Ischnura evansii) near Abu Nakhla wastewater treatment ponds. Doha, Qatar, March 29, 2014  Group of birdwatchers from QNHG (Qatar Natural History Group) near Abu Nakhla wastewater treatment ponds. Doha, Qatar, March 29, 2014  Group of birdwatchers from QNHG (Qatar Natural History Group) on a service road near Abu Nakhla wastewater treatment ponds. Doha, Qatar, March 29, 2014  Bright mature male broad scarlet dragonfly (Crocothemis erythraea) near Abu Nakhla wastewater treatment ponds. Doha, Qatar, March 29, 2014  Broad scarlet dragonfly (Crocothemis erythraea) in obelisk position near a service road of Abu Nakhla wastewater treatment ponds. Doha, Qatar, March 29, 2014  Female broad scarlet dragonfly (Crocothemis erythraea) holding its abdomen up (obelisk position) near Abu Nakhla wastewater treatment ponds. Doha, Qatar, March 29, 2014  Southern cattail (Typha domingensis) in area of sewage ponds near Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. Qatar, June 3, 2016  Spike of Southern cattail (Typha domingensis) taken from area of sewage ponds near Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. Qatar, June 3, 2016  Masses of Southern cattail (Typha domingensis) in area of sewage ponds near Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. Qatar, June 3, 2016  Stone seed (Echiochilon persicum(?)) in a runnel north from Dukhan in western Qatar, March 3, 2014  Southern cattail (Typha domingensis) with flowering spikes in area of sewage ponds near Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. Qatar, June 3, 2016  Flowering spikes of Southern cattail (Typha domingensis) in area of sewage ponds near Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. Qatar, June 3, 2016  Eggs of sea birds Sterna (terns) on a beach near Zubara. Northern Qatar, March 6, 2015  Stone steps near Carnegie Melon University in Education City campus. Doha, Qatar, March 26, 2014  Pair of cats resting on a stone wall on Umm Wishad Street in Musheirib area. Doha, Qatar, March 28, 2014  Stone steps between Texas A and M and Carnegie Melon University in Education City campus at rain. Doha, Qatar, March 26, 2014  White eggs hiding "Miraculous Journey" sculptures (bronze fetus) by Damien Hirst in front of Sidra Medical and Research Center. Doha, Qatar, April 1, 2014  "Miraculous Journey" sculptures (bronze fetus by Damien Hirst) hatching from protecting white eggs in front of Sidra Medical and Research Center. Doha, Qatar, April 1, 2014  Ant mounds on roadside of Salwa Road near Abu Nakhlah. Qatar, December 11, 2015  Stone courtyard of State Mosque (Sheikh Muhammad Ibn Abdul Wahhab Mosque). Doha, Qatar, March 26, 2014  Upper Ponds and a stone bridge of Ramp Alley in Catherine Park in Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo) near Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 18, 2021  Low sandy mounds with Cornulaca plants near Inland Sea Road. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  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  Shoot of Salsola vermiculata (local name hamd) in Trainah gardens. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Blooming Cornulaca monacantha(?) in sand dunes near Inland Sea Road. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Shoot of Umbrella Thorn (Acacia tortilis) in Trainah gardens. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Pudost Stone Bridge Weir at Upper Ponds in Catherine Park. Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo), south from Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 6, 2017  Warty, squat, camouflaged body of grasshopper Tuarega insignis near Harrarah. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Cornulaca aucheri (local name thalj) in sand dunes near Inland Sea Road. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Squat shaped, camouflaged body of grasshopper Tuarega insignis near Harrarah. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Centropodia fragilis grass growing on sand mounds near Inland Sea Road. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Sedge (Cyperus conglomeratus) in sands south from Sealine Beach Resort. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Stone bridge across frozen ponds of Research Park on campus of Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, January 17, 2024  Field dodder (Cuscuta campestris) with flowers parasitizing on alfalfa in Trainah gardens. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Alfalfa (lucerne, Medicago sativa, local names jet, barseem) in Trainah gardens. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Field, or golden dodder (Cuscuta campestris) parasitizing on alfalfa in Trainah gardens. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Dry mushrooms Montagnea arenaria (inky cap Coprinus) south from Sealine Beach Resort. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Blooming alfalfa (lucerne, Medicago sativa, local names jet, barseem) in Trainah gardens. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Cornulaca monacantha (local names thalj, thallaj) in sand dunes near Inland Sea Road. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Close up of a spike of Centropodia fragilis grass growing on sand mounds near Inland Sea Road. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Dry mushrooms Montagnea arenaria (inky cap Coprinus) in its habitat south from Sealine Beach Resort. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Mating pitted darkling beetles (Adesmia cancellata) under mesquite trees in Trainah gardens. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Giant stone detached from the edge of limestone cliffs in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016  Dry black-spored mushroom Montagnea arenaria (inky cap Coprinus) south from Sealine Beach Resort. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Plantain (Plantago amplexicaulis, local names rablat al mistah, lesan al hamal) in Trainah gardens. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Bush of Cornulaca monacantha (local names thalj, thallaj) in sand dunes near Inland Sea Road. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Stone construction for bird trapping(?) on the plateau of a tabletop hill in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016  Desert plant Cornulaca monacantha (local names thalj, thallaj) in sand dunes near Inland Sea Road. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Black flint stone pitted and polished by wind abrasion (ventifact) taken from Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016  Large grain-like fruits of Plantago amplexicaulis (local names rablat al mistah, lesan al hamal) in Trainah gardens. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Dry black-spored mushroom Montagnea arenaria (inky cap Gastroid Coprinus) south from Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Purple tinted leaves of Plantago amplexicaulis (local names rablat al mistah, lesan al hamal) in Trainah gardens. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Fruits of Tribulus macropterus(?) taken from a roadside of roadside of Salwa Road near Abu Nakhlah. Qatar, December 11, 2015  Plantain with large grain-like fruits (Plantago amplexicaulis, local names rablat al mistah, lesan al hamal) in Trainah gardens. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Fruits of Malva parviflora (Malva flexuosa, local name khubaiza) with dodder in Trainah gardens. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Slender branches of Polycarpaea repens (Corrigiola repens) south from Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Green seedling of Tetraena qatarense (Zygophyllum qatarense, local name harm) in sands south from Sealine Beach Resort. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Stone house in area of Ras Laffan Farms. Northern Qatar, November 21, 2014  Cat looking from a stone wall on Al Sham Street in West Bay. Doha, Qatar, August 22, 2014  Rare plant Koelpinia linearis with seeds in windblown sand on southern side of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016  Salt tolerant plant Salsola vermiculata(?) on windblown sand on southern side of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016  Eggs of sea birds Sterna (terns) in Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais. Qatar, April 12, 2013  Plant of dandelion family Koelpinia linearis with fruits in windblown sand on southern side of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016  Old stone house in a village of Al Jumayliyah (Jamilla, Aljumileh) in northern Qatar, December 6, 2014  Cat sitting on stone fence on Al Sham Street in West Bay. Doha, Qatar, August 22, 2014  Stone balls at archeological display near Zubara Fort. Northern Qatar, September 20, 2014  Small plant of scarlet pea (Indigofera intricata, local name humeira) in windblown sand on southern side of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016  Seed pod among dry leaves fallen on the ground of mesquite (Prosopis juliflora, Prosopis chilensis, ironwood, local names meskeet, ghweif, al ghaf) in Trainah gardens. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Seed pod with dry leaves fallen on the ground of mesquite (Prosopis juliflora, Prosopis chilensis, ironwood, local names meskeet, ghweif, al ghaf) in Trainah gardens. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Seidlitzia rosmarinus (Salsola rosmarinus, Suaeda rosmarinus, local names shenan, Julman) on dunes near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Excavated stone remains in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, September 26, 2014  Stone house in a village of Al Mashrab in area of Ras Laffan Farms. Northern Qatar, October 6, 2014  Plant of dandelion family Koelpinia linearis with curved seed heads in windblown sand on southern side of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016  Bushes of Seidlitzia rosmarinus (Salsola rosmarinus, Suaeda rosmarinus, local names shenan, Julman) on sand mounds near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Ruins of a stone house at Sidriyat Al Kheesa, north from Madinat Al Kaaban. Northern Qatar, December 19, 2014  Stone obelisks behind Carnegie Melon University in Education City campus. Doha, Qatar, February 25, 2014  Small stone house in a village of Al Mashrab in area of Ras Laffan Farms. Northern Qatar, October 18, 2014  Round stone wall in a village of Al Mashrab in area of Ras Laffan Farms. Northern Qatar, October 18, 2014  Antique stone walls on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim) at sunrise. Al Khor, Qatar, October 24, 2014  Insect eggs on rotting wood on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, March 3, 2021  Stone obelisks in a backyard of Carnegie Melon University in Education City campus. Doha, Qatar, February 25, 2014  Stone house of Ben Sweden in Ain Mohamed Fort near Al Areesh Road north from Zubara. Northern Qatar, December 12, 2014  Stone obelisks in backyard of Carnegie Melon University on campus of Education City. Doha, Qatar, April 7, 2014  Excavated walls of a stone house on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim) at sunrise. Al Khor, Qatar, October 24, 2014 |
