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1 0 Urchin

Urchin

by NicoleBMadīnat al-Kuwayt - مدينة الكويت, Kuwait

0 0 Urchin

Urchin

by NicoleBMadīnat al-Kuwayt - مدينة الكويت, Kuwait

I have never seen one like this before

2 0 Dromedary

Dromedary

by SargonRالجهراء, الجهراء, Kuwait

Dromedaries (AKA: Arabian Camels) spotted ...

2 1 Large Hover Fly

Large Hover Fly

by MohamedGamalEl-DenNasserSaudi Arabia

this beautiful hover fly cleaning its mouth part after feeding

2 1 Robber Fly

Robber Fly

by MohamedGamalEl-DenNasserSaudi Arabia

Ferocious robber fly killing macr-lepidoptera and sucking up its body fluids

5 1 Spotting

Spotting

by Canadianfullofwanderlustمدينة الكويت, Kuwait

Spotted on the salt flats on the northern

0 2 Greater Flamingos

Greater Flamingos

by Canadianfullofwanderlustالعاصمة, Kuwait

Hundreds of flamingos on the salt flats of the

4 0 Arabian Oryx

Arabian Oryx

by Mohamed Gamal El-Den NasserSaudi Arabia

The Arabian Oryx was became extinct in the ...

3 1 Sooty Gull

Sooty Gull

by Mohamed Gamal El-Den NasserSaudi Arabia

Sooty Gull resting on our boat in the way to Um El-Mluk island, Red Sea, Saudi ...

4 0 Dromedary

Dromedary

by SargonR‏Al Ain, أبو ظبي, United Arab Emirates

A group of Dromedaries (AKA: Arabian ...

14 9 Dromedary

Dromedary

by SargonRالجهراء, الجهراء, Kuwait

Dromedary (AKA: Arabian Camel) spotted in ...

0 0 Sandwich Tern

Sandwich Tern

by NicoleBMadīnat al-Kuwayt - مدينة الكويت, Kuwait

Another migratory flyby during Spring migration in Kuwait 2011

0 4 Mud or Rockskipper

Mud or Rockskipper

by NicoleBMadīnat al-Kuwayt - مدينة الكويت, Al Kuwayt, Kuwait

Any takers on the species? Kuwait 2011

1 0 Little Stint

Little Stint

by NicoleBMadīnat al-Kuwayt - مدينة الكويت, Al Kuwayt, Kuwait

Migrating / summer visitors at the Arabian ...

0 2 Spotting

Spotting

by NicoleBMadīnat al-Kuwayt - مدينة الكويت, Al Kuwayt, Kuwait

One of the few living crabs at this part of the beach. No idea what kind though

0 2 Western Reef Heron

Western Reef Heron

by NicoleBBahrain

Dark morph

0 1 Spotting

Spotting

by NicoleBMadīnat al-Kuwayt - مدينة الكويت, Al Kuwayt, Kuwait

Another case of dead,... I still would like to ID it. No clue where to start ...

1 1 crab-plover

crab-plover

by Canadianfullofwanderlustمدينة الكويت, Kuwait

white seabirds with black markings seen along the shore in the northern part of ...

1 1 Spotting

Spotting

by NicoleBمدينة الكويت, Kuwait

Sadly, pretty dead when found. No idea what kind of fish.

2 0 Sohal Surgeonfish

Sohal Surgeonfish

by Mel11

Pale with narrow black stripes, belly pale, median fins black with blue edges.

2 0 Arabian Boxfish

Arabian Boxfish

by Bernadette SEgypt

aka Bluetail Trunkfish

0 0 White-Cheeked Tern

White-Cheeked Tern

by SargonRالأحمدي, الاحمدي, Kuwait

White-Cheeked Terns spotted near the Kuwait Naval Base, on the shore of the ...

1 0 Persian Conch

Persian Conch

by DespinaTsafetopoulouΑποκεντρωμένη Διοίκηση Πελοποννήσου, Δυτικής Ελλάδας και Ιονίου, Greece

Greece, in the Arabian Sea and the Persian ...

0 0 Greater Sand Plover

Greater Sand Plover

by NicoleBMadīnat al-Kuwayt - مدينة الكويت, Al Kuwayt, Kuwait

Not a common visitor to Kuwait, or be seen in abundance.

0 7 Spotting

Spotting

by NicoleBMadīnat al-Kuwayt - مدينة الكويت, Al Kuwayt, Kuwait

This was the first time I saw these kind of fish at the beach. There were at ...

0 0 white heron

white heron

by CanadianfullofwanderlustMadīnat al-Kuwayt - مدينة الكويت, Kuwait

I saw several white herons while walking along the shoreline of the

5 0 Mottled Crab

Mottled Crab

by MohamedGamalEl-DenNasserSaudi Arabia

Mottled crab coming up before sunset to start feeding on algae and other small ...

4 2 Hawksbill sea turtle

Hawksbill sea turtle

by AprilDoha, Qatar

Probably the most common sea turtle in the

2 2 White-cheeked Tern

White-cheeked Tern

by MohamedGamalEl-DenNasserSaudi Arabia

This species of tern form a large breeding colony in Jana Island during summer ...

16 4 Lesser Crested Tern

Lesser Crested Tern

by MohamedGamalEl-DenNasserSaudi Arabia

Hundreds of thousands of this beautiful sea bird, coming every year to Karan ...

4 0 Arabian Oryx

Arabian Oryx

by Karan RaghwaUnited Arab Emirates

Once extinct in UAE, was re-introduced with the efforts of Late H.H.Sheikh ...

0 7 Black Mangrove

Black Mangrove

by NicoleBMadīnat al-Kuwayt - مدينة الكويت, Kuwait

Since our last visit, 8 weeks before ...

0 0 Heuglin's Gull

Heuglin's Gull

by NicoleBMadīnat al-Kuwayt - مدينة الكويت, Kuwait

Most likely a fem. Heuglin's Gull. Maybe killed by flying against the ...

1 0 Desert Hyacinth; Arabic name: thanoon; tartooth; basul

Desert Hyacinth; Arabic name: thanoon; tartooth; basul

by KaranS.Raghwa‏العين‎, United Arab Emirates

Perennial; Parasite. Single stem arising from tuber, erect upto 20-80 ...

4 0 Desert Hedgehog

Desert Hedgehog

by SargonRالأحمدي, الاحمدي, Kuwait

I do not usually share deceased animals (I assume it was so), but this little ...

1 0 Brain Coral

Brain Coral

by Bernadette SEgypt

"This coral gains its common name (Lesser Valley Coral) from the colony's ...

0 3 Blue swimmer crab

Blue swimmer crab

by NicoleBMadīnat al-Kuwayt - مدينة الكويت, Al Kuwayt, Kuwait

From the description in the wiki entry, I figure that this one has been a ...

0 0 Convict Tang

Convict Tang

by ErikG.H.MeadeHonolulu, Hawaii, USA

About 5 inches (13 cm) long. It is whitish-yellow with zebra-like black stripes ...

13 11 Green Sea Turtle

Green Sea Turtle

by Mohamed Gamal El-Den NasserSaudi Arabia

After a long struggling night of digging and egg laying, the engendered Green ...

1 0 Caterpillar

Caterpillar

by GabrialAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Weird looking caterpillar, spent four hours researching caterpillars on the ...

0 0 Black Mangrove

Black Mangrove

by NicoleBMadīnat al-Kuwayt - مدينة الكويت, Al Kuwayt, Kuwait

It seems that these mangroves are a test ...

6 1 Dhub

Dhub

by SargonRالأحمدي, الاحمدي, Kuwait

Dhub (AKA: Dhab, or Spiny-Tailed Lizard; Arabic: الضب) spotted in the desert ...

19 12 Dhub

Dhub

by SargonRالأحمدي, الاحمدي, Kuwait

Dhub (AKA: Dhab, or Spiny-Tailed Lizard; Arabic: الضب) spotted in the desert ...

1 0 Bluespotted ribbontail ray

Bluespotted ribbontail ray

by BennoIboldالغردقة, Egypt

The bluespotted ribbontail ray (Taeniura lymma) is a species of stingray in the ...

4 1 bluespotted ribbontail ray

bluespotted ribbontail ray

by Kevin Kavi香港 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR

The bluespotted ribbontail ray (Taeniura lymma) is a species of stingray in the ...

0 5 The Red-wattled Lapwing

The Red-wattled Lapwing

by nicky.sanchezAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

The Red-wattled Lapwing (Vanellus indicus) is a lapwing or large plover, a ...

1 2 Red-wattled Lapwing

Red-wattled Lapwing

by MichalPaprčkaHambantota, Moneragala, Sri Lanka

Red-wattled Lapwings are large waders, about 35cm long (somewhat larger than a ...

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