South Uvda Valley & Km 76
Desert bird photography is hard. Just finding the subjects can be frustrating and difficult, particularly at this time of year, pre-Spring migration and after (welcome) rains that have resulted in a carpet of green covering the landscape that is not yet flowering. No seeds on the ground to forage, no insects to prey on, means very few birds. If you can find the birds, getting close enough to photograph them is the next challenge. When often 50m is too close for comfort, even a zoom lens that goes to 800mm is not enough. And then there’s the problem that many of the subjects fall into the “small brown bird on a brown background” category.
So the results of two mornings in a couple of local ”hot spots” were not spectacular, but at least brought a couple of additions to my slowly growing Sothern Arava and Eilat species gallery. And Spring is coming, although by then I’ll be half a world away.
Eurasian Kestrel, Uvda Valley
Crested Lark, Km 76
Tawny Pipit, Km 76
Sardinian Warbler, Km 76
Spectacled Warbler, Km 76
Trumpeter Finches, south Uvda Valley
Bar-tailed Lark with breakfast. South Uvda Valley.
