Welcome to the Dakhla Rovers Gallery

This gallery is a selection of our past and recent pictures, showing the amazing landscapes and wildlife of the Atlantic Sahara. We set up an account (dakhlarovers) and a project (Dakhla nature) in the iNaturalist community of researchers and amateurs to improve the knowledge base and rise awareness about Dakhla’s stunning nature. We are committed to deliver as many observations as we can, while further reports can be found in our Mammals & Reptiles and Birdwatching pages.

We encourage our guest to join in, and contribute their observations, too. Curious by nature? Have a look at our Help section. For a daily stream of fresh and vintage pics from Dakhla, check the @DakhlaRovers Twitter account!

 

Sand dollar (Heliophora orbiculus)
Dunes can make walls!
Dunes – just the best playground ever!
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Savannah-like grass attrac a multitude of animals big and small at Oued Jenna
Desert sunset
Can you touch it?
Sunset over a camp in the dunes
An empty space that can only be filled letting your spirit expand free
The sun goes down, and a peaceful night begins
Colors change with time and season on the dunes of Dakhla
The sky is the limit!
Mystic reflections simulate water on a flat, hot desert plane
Rüppell’s Fox (Vulpes rueppellii)
Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
Surprises in the dunes
Greater Hoopoe-Lark (Alaemon alaudipes)
Sand Cat, Felis margarita (Ph. A. Jonsson, modified)
Booted Eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus)
A Zen garden in the Dakhla desert
European Honey Buzzard (Pernis apivorus)
Soft ripples over the White Dune
A lonely acacia tree offers shelter from the sun
A tall dune ready to engulf acacia tress
Desert Sparrow (Passer simplex)
Common House-Martin (Delichon urbicum) and Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
The sky meets the ocean at the White Dune
Not just sand – canyons and cliffs are all around the place
A long journey begins, another amazing day in the Dakhla desert
Atlantic Humpbacked Dolphin (Sousa teuszii)
Black Kite (Milvus migrans)
White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)
Fulvous Chatterer (Turdoides fulva)
The vastness of the desert welcomes Dakhla Rovers
The RAMSAR zone in the bay of Dakhla
West African Fiddler Crab (Uca tangeri)
A classic Sahara vision
Lesser Egyptian Jerboa (Jaculus jaculus)
Grass battered by the wind where the first dunes start to appear
Cricket Longtail (Spiloptila clamans)
Pools at Imlili, water in the desert of Dakhla
Sleeping in the savannah around Dakhla
Sand along the coast of Dakhla
Cliffs along the Atlantic coast
The dragon sleeps tonight – Dragon Island at low tide
Pharaoh Eagle-owl (Bubo bubo ascalaphus)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Dakhla Rovers open desert and sky
Sand and bushes in the Dakhla desert
Surprises in the dunes
Sunset colors on the way back to Dakhla
Fading away in the dunes
A golden Dragon Island while the sun goes down
Getting into the dunes, while the sun goes down
The bay of Dakhla on a calm, windless day
The Sebkha of Imlili is a kaleidoscope
Plenty of colors at the White Dune
Red kite (Milvus milvus)
Water – a hidden secret
Canyons in the Dakhla desert
Desert spurge (Euphorbia officinarum ssp. echinus)
Bits of savannah around Dakhla
Colors and shapes keep changing around Dakhla
Spiny-tailed Lizard (Uromastyx sp.)
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Where is Dakhla? Bring your sun screen!
Guinea Tilapia (Tilapia guineensis)
Temminck’s Lark (Eremophila bilopha)
Peaceful dunes in the Dakhla desert
Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus) and Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)
Rocks and sky around Dakhla
Lanner Falcon (Falco biarmicus)
Crowned Sandgrouse (Pterocles coronatus)
Morning in the dunes
Martian landscapes in the Dakhla desert
Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Camel photobombing (with crow)
Dunes, water and mountains in the Dakhla desert
A Martian lansdscape along the Atlantic coast
Canyons in the Dakhla desert
Sunset on the Dragon Island
Savannah landscape with mountains on the background – this, too, is Dakhla
The power of ocean waves on a beach in Dakhla
Common Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
Be yourself watching sunset in the dunes
Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)