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!

 

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