There are desert eagle owls in this area, but finding them is another story. Fortunately, a local guide comes to help, and he points out two eagle owls that are watching the world from their crevices. Also us, but they correctly estimate that they are safe. The group continues, but I am amused by small birds. A little further on we walk past an area where even something has been sown after the rain. We find a thick-billed lark, a bird with a beak that is unusual for larks. The camel herders have moved with the times: they ride their mopeds through the steppe with their herd.
Pharaoh eagle-owl
Woestijnoehoe
Bubo ascalaphus
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 1600, distance 110 m
The photo shows a Pharaoh eagle-owl (Bubo ascalaphus). It is a bird in the order Strigiformes and the family Strigidae. The photo was taken at Imiter, Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco at 08:52 on Friday October 11, 2024.
Trumpeter finch
Woestijnvink
Bucanetes githagineus
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 320, distance 20.2 m
The photo shows a Trumpeter finch (Bucanetes githagineus). It is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Fringillidae. The photo was taken at Imiter, Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco at 09:36 on Friday October 11, 2024.
Crested lark
Kuifleeuwerik
Galerida cristata
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 250, distance 28.7 m
The photo shows a Crested lark (Galerida cristata). It is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Alaudidae. The photo was taken at 15:23 on Friday October 11, 2024.
Desert wheatear
Woestijntapuit
Oenanthe deserti
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 250, distance 25.2 m
The photo shows a Desert wheatear (Oenanthe deserti). It is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Muscicapidae. The photo was taken at R702 (Fezna Ouled Jellal, Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco) at 15:31 on Friday October 11, 2024.
Thick-billed lark
Diksnavelleeuwerik
Ramphocoris clotbey
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 400, distance 21.1 m
The photo shows a Thick-billed lark (Ramphocoris clotbey). It is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Alaudidae. The photo was taken at 16:29 on Friday October 11, 2024.
Greater short-toed lark
Kortteenleeuwerik
Calandrella brachydactyla
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 500, distance 35.6 m
The photo shows a Greater short-toed lark (Calandrella brachydactyla). It is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Alaudidae. The photo was taken at 16:31 on Friday October 11, 2024.