Life in the desert – we all know there is life, but for me it was rather a shock to see how Much life.
Human beings might turn up – like in the header – but seldom without camels.
If you walk the dunes of the Sahara Desert an early morning, waiting for the sunrise, there are other creatures catching your attention…
…like this super fast moving gerbil, or desert rat. Puffs of sand coming up of this hole made me curious…
I waited for him to show himself properly…but swooosh, and he was up and back in his hole in less than a milli – second, digging along again. At least I got a glimpse of his fascinatingly big eyes!
After the sunrise, we walked over the dunes towards the camp. The grey light had shifted into pink, and was now turning more and more into a warm yellow. But who is making these patterns then? And, looking at the tiny footprints, there must be a multitude of these creatures…
And here he is – a scarab beetle scuttling the big sand waves. I guess a cousin to those scarabs highly revered in old Egypt. In the shadow of a dune I found this little one digging along.
We rode camels to the dunes and watched the sunset from one of them. A beautiful experience – beyond words. One of the Berber men told us we had been followed by a desert fox – I was sorry he did not tell us when the fox was still there.
Lastly – a picture of the scarab footprints…and something else…Who made these tunnels under the sand? I hope someone out there in the blogosphere has the answer!
Totally awesome, an experience beyond words, but your photos capture the spirit and essence of the desert and its inhabitants.
Wow, thank you for an absolutely lovely comment!
You’re welcome
Fantastiska foton, Leya!
Tack så jättemycket!
wow! what an awesome sight, Ann-Christine! all the images are beautiful! 🙂
Thank you, Lola! I had a great time and the weather was fine too.
Vilka bilder!!! Vilken skatt att ha i Ditt bildarkiv. För att inte tala om själva upplevelsen!
Tack, Rebecka! Jo, jag är så tacksam för möjligheten att komma dit och alla upplevelser jag haft! Det var en ynnest!
You have such an eye for detail and for panorama………these photos are fabulous.
Thank you so much, dear friend! Hope you are doing all right and having a good time!
I am, thank you. 🙂
Wonderful! I do like the little desert rat!
He is very cute!
Fanstastiske bilder, Ann Christine!
Tack, kära Dina! Det betyder mycket att höra det från Dig!
Takk. Tusen takk! 🙂
What can I say but Wow! These are great images, A-C, and what a fantastic time you had…. Just one thing – I love that header picture, but how about you crop the distant mountains off – then the viewer concentrates on the amazing shapes of the dunes, the play of light and shadow….. 😀
A very good suggestion, Sue! I tried it immediately, but cannot make it work as I want. It seems i should have taken the photo in a way that the very peaks of the dunes would stay in the picture. If I crop the mountains – I loose the top of the most beautiful dunes…?
Well, I don’t think that matters too much…crop a copy of the image and post it…see what your followers say!!
so beautiful, such light, great gallery
Thank you so much!
How beautiful!
Thank you, Pike!
Wow wow wow
🙂 That is about what I felt being there.
I understand
Very cool perspective of a landscape I’m largely unfamiliar with
I liked becoming more familiar with it – I would have liked to stay longer as well!
A wonderful landscape in this light Leya. When were you there?
Thank you Jo, just returned this week. A wonderful trip but too short. Many places would have wanted two days instead of one.
I totally agree, desert is full of life and it’s amazing!
It’s a pity you didn’t see that fox, so maybe next time? 😉
😀 Next time it shall be!