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!

 

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