Tuesday 1 December 2015

Herons and Cranes in the Desert in Dubai with #AnimalTales

Without air conditioning I doubt humans would be able to live in the Dubai, since the middle of May until a few weeks ago temperatures have hit 50c and humidity has been high, the water out of the cold tap has registered at 46c and the sea temps have been around 35c, so it always surprises me how much wildlife is actually around. I've seen several birds that I assumed were migrating and strayed off course such as the Lilac Breasted Roller and Hoope that were common in South Africa where we used to live to discover they are actually native to Arabia.

Once we a week hubby and I take Bob into the desert for a run a round and a splash in the artificial man made lakes that are cooled and filtered to encourage the wildlife. I've seen Plovers and Doves on a regular basis but this is the first time I've seen a Heron






















Now in the title I mentioned Herons and Cranes. I'm easily confused with birds so I googled to make sure I identified the birds correctly. I believe this is a Great Blue Heron, my google search needed to be fine tuned a little as when you google 'Cranes in the desert in Dubai' this is what pops up.


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21 comments:

  1. AngelFrouk1 December 2015 at 11:40

    Yes, that is a blue heron.

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  2. Angela Milnes1 December 2015 at 15:25

    These are some fabulous pictures Chicken Ruby! I'd love to go and do some photography of nature! :) Angela #Animatales

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    1. chickenruby1 December 2015 at 20:20

      all the animal tales posts are just me out and about doing my normal things and looking for animals/birds to photograph

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  3. Charlotte1 December 2015 at 15:27

    haha cranes in the dessert is technically not wrong :p some lovely pictures here, I think they are weirdly cute!! Thanks for sharing #AnimalTales

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    1. chickenruby1 December 2015 at 20:20

      thank you, i think I'm going to start taking more pictures of building works in dubai

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  4. clara@expatpartnersurvival.com1 December 2015 at 16:01

    I saw my first lilac breasted roller last week, in Madikwe! Funny that you see them there too - it's like the swifts, I always wonder if we are seeing the sames ones that we saw in the UK in the summer :)

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    1. chickenruby1 December 2015 at 20:21

      I didn't see any when i was in SA last month, but was surprised at how many other birds i saw there that i can also see here

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    2. Ersatz Expat2 December 2015 at 21:49

      I would have loved to be able to check bird rings as like you we were convinced that the birds we saw in Nigeria over Chrstmas were the ones we saw flying south over the Channel coast earlier in the year.

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  5. Coombe Mill - Fiona1 December 2015 at 16:02

    It looks so dry and hot there, it must be quite hard for the birds, but I guess they adapt, they certainly look healthy in your photos #AnimalsTales

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    1. chickenruby1 December 2015 at 20:22

      it's much cooler now, in the high 20s, the flamingoes have just arrived back, but from where i have no clue

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  6. Adam Jones1 December 2015 at 19:04

    Excellent flight shots of the Heron. I could do with some of that sunshine too.

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    1. chickenruby1 December 2015 at 20:22

      thank you, I've been out today looking for a better zoom lens for my camera

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  7. Unknown1 December 2015 at 23:00

    Wonderful captures of the herons. How good to hear that they are making a concerted effort to attract wildlife in Dubai with cooled man made lakes! Now if only we could have some warmed lakes here in UK for humans :)

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    1. chickenruby2 December 2015 at 18:41

      thank you, it is nice here that finally the water temps are cooler than the air temps, esp the cold water tap and the sea

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  8. Ersatz Expat2 December 2015 at 21:50

    They are stunning photographs and what a lucky catch!

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  9. Lisa19705 December 2015 at 16:23

    What a lovely sight and great photos too :)

    Sorry for the late comment, your blog decided to default to magazine layout and my brain was a bit slow figuring out how to change it!

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    1. chickenruby8 December 2015 at 21:20

      I've been fiddling around with the blog design and may have mucked things up a little

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  10. A Green and Rosie Life7 December 2015 at 10:21

    It shows how well birds and animals can adapt to the heat when they can live without air conditioning. Apparently humans do also adapt and I bet you are much better able to cope in Dubai than I would be. Nice cranes for #AnimalTales BTW :)

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    1. chickenruby8 December 2015 at 21:22

      i'm looking through all my hippo pics for you now

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