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!

 

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