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Birds of Britain and the Western Palearctic - "Lifer" from Morocco 2019.
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La pie bavarde d’Afrique du Nord, est depuis peu classée comme une espèce à part entière: la pie du Maghreb.
On peut voir, une tache bleue sur la joue, de grandes taches blanches sur les scapulaires, et des marques blanches sur les primaires, visibles sur les ailes déployées. L’abdomen est d’un blanc pur. La queue est longue, graduée, avec une bande à reflets violets près de l’extrémité. Le bec puissant est noir. Les yeux sont bruns foncés. Les pattes et les doigts sont noirs. Le mâle est plus grand que la femelle. Le juvénile ressemble aux adultes avec un plumage plus terne. La pie bavarde qu’on trouve au Maroc vient d’être classée espèce à part: Pika Mauritanica : pie du Maghreb
Lonely road along green fields in northern Morocco. The road photo upload means another pause for travelling, thanks to everyone for comments and faves, my next upload will probably be in early June, happy Mothers Day, Memorial day and Cinco de Mayo in advance.
Ait Benhaddou, used as a backdrop for Yunkai,the yellow city, in the Game of Thrones series, this place actually featured in many many movies, including Gladiator, one of my favorite movies of all time.
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The legend says that Sidna Youchaâ (Joshua, the Biblical prophet) is buried in a mosque on a beach that bears his name (Sidna Youchaâ, Tlemcen, Algeria). in the past, place of pilgrimage for Jews of the Maghreb.
Ait Benhaddou, Morocco, before sunset, this is where the scenes from the fictional Yunkai city were filmed for Game of Thrones. It's easily the most touristy place in the Moroccan desert.
Ait Benhaddou, used as a backdrop for Yunkai,the yellow city, in the Game of Thrones series, this place actually featured in many many movies, including Gladiator, one of my favorite movies of all time.
Un guia de la zona marca el camí a seguir per les dunes del desert al tot terreny 4x4. Viatges inoblidables.
Sàhara_Tunísia
0200 (1994)-1_tunísia
Frontignan
Magnifique passereau originaire du Maghreb, c'est un visiteur tout à fait exceptionnel en France ! Merci aux découvreurs de la LPO qui m'ont permis de le rencontrer
The magpie of North Africa; very similar to Eurasian Magpie and closely related. Slightly shorter-winged and longer tailed than Eurasian Magpie with blue bare skin around the eye. Also lacks gloss on the tail. Found in various wooded habitats including urban and suburban gardens, woodlands, cultivated areas, and forests. Call is a rapid chatter and is slightly higher-pitched that Eurasian Magpie. (eBird)
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Very similar to the european magpie, from which this species had recently been split. They were quite numerous but shy. I took this photo while standing behind the van.
Embouchure du Oued Souss, Morocco. March 2019.
Barcelona Birding Point.
Douz (Tunisie) - La fauconnerie est très pratiquée au Maghreb. La Tunisie n’échappe pas à la règle. Avec un faucon ou un épervier, c’est une chasse traditionnelle. Personnellement, je ne suis pas chasseur. Mais si l’on doit chasser, je préfère qu’on le fasse avec un oiseau de proie. C’est moins dévastateur.
L’un de mes premiers reportages, quand j’avais 23 ans, était une commande sur le « Festival de l’épervier » qui se tient chaque année à l’extrême Nord du Cap Bon en Tunisie.
Les chasseurs assuraient qu’après la capture du jeune rapace, il était dressé, puis, la saison de chasse à la caille terminée, l’oiseau était relâché. Ils recommençaient le processus l’année suivante. C’est ce qu’ils affirmaient en tout cas. Moi, je reste sceptique.
Le fauconnier et son faucon sur la photo, ont été photographiés à Douz, aussi appelée « La porte du désert ». L’homme tenait une petite boutique d’objets artisanaux. Il m’a assuré qu’il chassait avec son faucon, mais je crois qu’il était exposé pour attirer les touristes dans sa boutique. L’un n’empêchant cependant pas l’autre.
J’ai dû couper volontairement une partie du bras du fauconnier-boutiquier à la prise de vue, pour éliminer du cadre un présentoir d’objets pour touristes. Je trouve que l'homme a le regard aussi perçant que celui de son faucon.
Douz (Tunisia) - Falconry is widely practiced in the Maghreb. Tunisia is no exception to the rule. With a falcon or a hawk, it is a traditional hunt. Personally, I am not a hunter. But whether to hunt, I prefer to do it with a bird of prey. It’s less devastating.
One of my first reports, when I was 23, was a commission for the "Hawk Festival" which is held every year in the far north of Cap Bon in Tunisia.
The hunters claimed that after the young raptor was captured, it was trained, and then, when the quail hunting season was over, the bird was released. They would repeat the process the following year. Anyway, that's what they claimed. I remain skeptical.
The falconer and his falcon in the photo were photographed in Douz, also called “The door to the desert”. The man ran a small craft shop. He assured me he was hunting with his hawk, but I believe he was on display to attract tourists to his shop. One does not preclude the other, however.
I had to intentionally cut off part of the falconer-shopkeeper's arm during the shot, to eliminate a display of tourist objects from the frame. I find the man's gaze as piercing as that of his hawk.
(Oenanthe halophila)
Imider
Marrocos
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All my photos are now organized into sets by the country where they were taken, by taxonomic order, by family, by species (often with just one photo for the rarer ones), and by the date they were taken.
So, you may find:
- All the photos for this trip Marrocos (2024) (89)
- All the photos for this order PASSERIFORMES (3553)
- All the photos for this family Muscicapidae (Muscicapídeos) (454)
- All the photos for this species Oenanthe halophila (1)
- All the photos taken this day 2024/05/06 (16)
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"Il est parfaitement concevable que la splendeur de la vie
se tienne prête à côté de chaque être et toujours dans sa plénitude,
mais qu’elle soit voilée, enfouie dans les profondeurs, invisible, lointaine.
Elle est pourtant là, ni hostile, ni malveillante, ni sourde,
qu’on l’invoque par le mot juste, par son nom juste, et elle vient.
C’est là l’essence de la magie, qui ne crée pas, mais invoque."
Kafka
The sintir, also known as the Guembri, Gimbri or Hejhouj, is a three stringed skin-covered bass plucked lute used by the Gnawa people. The Gnawa are an ethnic group who were brought to Northern parts of North Africa by Amazighs (“Berbers”) as slaves, their ancestry is traced to southern regions of Morocco and sub saharan Africa. After the Islamization and the abolition of slavery, they became a part of the Sufi order in Maghreb (Wikipedia).
Such oriels are common in maghrebian architecture. On the one hand they serve the air flow and on the other hand they serve the women, who are not allowed to leave the house, to look at the street undetected.
Sidi Rabat
Marrocos
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All my photos are now organized into sets by the country where they were taken, by taxonomic order, by family, by species (often with just one photo for the rarer ones), and by the date they were taken.
So, you may find:
- All the photos for this trip Marrocos (2024) (89)
- All the photos for this order PASSERIFORMES (3553)
- All the photos for this family Corvidae (Corvídeos) (133)
- All the photos for this species Pica mauritanica (2)
- All the photos taken this day 2024/05/11 (11)
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Atlas mountains, Morocco, taken in January. 2 innocent tourists were butchered by Islamist terrorists in this area this week, I'm shocked at the lack of coverage of this in mainstream media (nothing in San Francisco news, nor Turkish media), shame on news sites that don't show this on the front page, and a smaller shame on the sites that make it seem the women accidentally fell on a knife and beheaded themselves. I don't want to bother with links, this is a photo website I know, but EVERYONE needs to be aware of what happened, you can google the rest, just when you think it's safe............
Maghreb Magpie, Pica mauritanica
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Femelle ou jeune oiseau, né localement.
Des Rougequeues noirs migrateurs, principalement originaires des Alpes, Jura et du Massif Central, passeront dans la région vers la fin octobre pour rallier leurs quartiers d'hivernage dans les sierras espagnoles et les montagnes du Maghreb.
Parc de La Maourine (31-Toulouse), le 24 septembre 2020
Derrière le visage et le geste
Les êtres taisent leur réponse
Et la parole dite alourdie
De celles qu’on ignore ou qu’on tait
Devient trahison
Je n’ose parler des hommes je sais si
Peu de moi [...]
Andrée Chedid
Maghreb Magpie, Pica mauritanica
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Sunset Over The Gulf Of Mexico On My Wingtip - IMRAN™
(My 119th Flickr Explore!)
I always try to sit on the side of the plane which maximizes the likelihood of seeing ocean, sunset, or landmark views along a route. Blessed to catch this Florida sunset across the Gulf of Mexico on my wingtip en route to New York City for this Valentine’s Day weekend with the beautiful Shannon.
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Terrific Tuesday Tampa Bay Breathtakingly Beautiful Serene Seaside Sunset - IMRAN™
(My 127th Flickr Explore!) Following Monday’s stunning sunset ( www.facebook.com/100063547631173/posts/pfbid0GJeEiGmvLKhZ... ), I humbly and gratefully present tonight’s terrific Tuesday Tampa Bay breathtakingly beautiful serene seaside sunset, as a very busy and blessed day of speeches, meetings, consultations, and learning sessions came to a close. How’s that for a long sentence. 😄
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Step into a realm of tranquility with this mesmerizing Islamic Star Fountain. Featuring six unique styles, with only 3Li, this elegant fountain embodies the intricate artistry of Islamic geometric patterns, creating a stunning focal point for any space.
(Pica mauritanica)
Souss-massa
Marrocos
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All my photos are now organized into sets by the country where they were taken, by taxonomic order, by family, by species (often with just one photo for the rarer ones), and by the date they were taken.
So, you may find:
- All the photos for this trip Marrocos (2024) (89)
- All the photos for this order PASSERIFORMES (3553)
- All the photos for this family Corvidae (Corvídeos) (133)
- All the photos for this species Pica mauritanica (2)
- All the photos taken this day 2024/05/11 (11)
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The full moon was unfortunately hidden behind clouds in the blue hour, until it partially emerged when it was too high for a good compo, the smoke rising behind the iconic Koutoubia minaret comes from the street food vendors in the main square of the old medina.
Moment Of Gratitude At Maghreb Time With Blessed Home & Breathtaking Sunset In One Drone Photo - IMRAN™
This was such a magnificent sunset on Tampa Bay, Florida. I was on the dock, behind my blessed home, with my dogs, doing a drone flight capture of the sunset.
I decided to try doing an HDR photo sequence with the home and the sunset in one picture. So I flew the drone over and past the house over the cul-de-sac to take two photos of the same view to make the HDR (high dynamic range) photo to show what our human eyes are capable of seeing but cameras cannot capture in one photo at a particular exposure setting.
You can see the HDR blending effect show through some of the palm trees. Also, because with a strong breeze it is impossible for the drone to remain in exactly the same spot between two shots even 2 seconds apart, some items' edges will show that effect.
But I captured that I wanted to, a moment of even deeper appreciation for all that Almighty Allah has blessed me with. A perfect moment to say a prayer of gratitude at Maghreb time.
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