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!

 

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