Desert Breath
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The Pyrrhuloxia or desert cardinal is a medium-sized North American song bird found in the American southwest and northern Mexico. We have gone to Arizona for several years now. Last March was the first time that we have seen this beautiful bird.
Dune 45 is a dune in the Sossusvlei area of the Namib Desert in Namibia. Its name comes from the fact that it is at the 45th kilometre of the road that connects the Sesriem gate and Sossusvlei.
Namibia, Namib-Naukluft National Park
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Utah has many hidden treasures waiting to be enjoyed, some are easy, and some like this a little more of a challenge.
GPS is not the exact spot of the photo as some places are best kept a secret
Tucked high in the Andes, in the far southwestern reaches of Bolivia, is the country's most visited national park, with at least 25,000 tourists visiting annually.
The mountains of Eduardo Avaroa are the highest Andes Mountains on Bolivia's border with Chile and Argentina. They are dotted with erupting volcanoes, hot springs, steaming geysers and fumaroles.
Photo is taken close to Chilean border, at altitude 4500m.
The Tayka desert hotel may be one of the most remote hotels in existence. There is literally nothing anywhere within many miles of this place. Solar panel energy.
Bolivia, Siloli Desert
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Empty streets, sweltering heat and a burning sun.....
The streets are deserted and it seems like no one lives here.
Only the laundry on the facades betrays that people use to live live here.
This is the lazy Sunday afternoon mood in Imperia (Liguria) when the inhabitants of the old town take their siesta.
The only sign of life are a few pigeons scurrying around looking for something edible........
While I was waiting for the sun to hit the top of the mountain I decided to grab my backup camera and walk around. I took some random shots until I came across this beauty. I think this ended up being my favourite over the Comp I was waiting for. Let me know what you think. VLOG below.
Birds of Britain and the Western Palearctic - Morocco 2019
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Winding through the entrance to the slot canyon on the White Dome Trail - hard to get lost here since turning right or left would require serious climbing.
Created for Smile on Saturday! :-) theme: Copy-Composite
using Snapseed double exposure and silhouette effect.
HSoS everyone!
Valle de la Luna, San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
The only roses that I have seen in the desert. Unfortunately, only in the winters, but they thrive this time of year.
Photo is taken close to Chilean border, at altitude 4500m.
Bolivia, Siloli Desert
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youtu.be/qErDJi5X_Z4?si=A9U_nf_paGIpYBgR Sunset at desert near fossil dunes. Fossil dunes are hardened sand dunes shaped uniquely by desert wind . Though it looks hard these are breakable sandstones which changes its shapes very slowly unlike normal sand dunes. Normal sand dunes moves and changes shapes frequently according to wind.
A hoodoo (also called a tent rock, fairy chimney, or earth pyramid ) is a tall, thin spire of rock that protrudes in the desert in dry, hot areas. youtube.com/shorts/cRl6vQt1TXw?si=u5BvKq4jQerEGwVm
Unusual amount of rain in the South West results in many bright cactus blooms.
Seems many snake sightings as well!
Pakana Monks is a geological formation nearby Salar de Tara, in the Atacama desert, actually a mass of volcanic rock.