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Saxaul Trees - on wind-shaped sand dunes (Haloxylon sp.). Karakum desert - Turkmenistan - Spring - April
Saxaul trees and a mixture of other trees and bushes - on wind-shaped sand dune (Haloxylon sp.). Karakum desert - Turkmenistan - Spring - April
Sand dunes in a wind - Karakum desert encroach on a road. near Kumdag - Turkmenistan - former CIS - Spring - April
White Saxaul trees - on sand dunes with tracks of insects - track in foreground ends with a small sand bump where a large darkling beetle has hidden itself during the day heat (Haloxylon persicum)
Dromedary / Arabian / One-humped Camel - after bathing in muddy puddle (Camelus dromedarius). in desert landscape near Nibetdag - Turkmenistan - Spring - April
Railway Ashgabad - Krasnovodsk - in desert landscape along the Kopet-Dag mountains. a major transport artery in Turkmenistan - former CIS - Spring - April
Over-dried soil with cristallized salt on its surface - typical salinated desert soil near Kumdag. Turkmenistan - former CIS - Spring - April
Wooden wedges are used to fix a leakage - an old pipe-line carrying chemicals. desert near Kumdag -Turkmenistan - former CIS - Spring - April
Road-side monument for a car-accident victim (usually the driver) - typical shape in Turkmenistan. Ashgabad-Krasnovodsk motorway - Turkmenistan former CIS - Spring - April
A typical oil-pump on an oil-well with a puddle of oil - in a desert near Kumdag. typical in Turkmenistan former CIS - Spring - April
Dromedary Camel / Arabian Camel / One-humped Camel - Turkmen old man in fur-hut - with a boy following him - pulls a one-humped Dromedary Camel - with a young camel following along a road near Kumdag
An old rusty pipe-line - carrying extracted iodine chemicals - in a desert near Kumdag. Turkmenistan - former CIS - Spring - April
Flowering parasitic plant - in sand dunes of Karakum desert - Kopetdag mountains in the haze on background (Orobanchaceae sp.). Turkmenistan - former CIS - Spring - April
Iron-ore mining and smelting industrial complex. Magnitogorsk town - Chelyabinsk region - South-East of Ural Mountain Range - steppe landscape around - July
Bobak / Steppe Marmot - three adults - fat and ready for hibernation (Marmota bobak). common in steppes of Orenburg region - South Russia - July
Bobak / Steppe Marmot - pair of fat adults (Marmota bobak). in steppes of Orenburg region - South Russia - morning - July
Bobak / Steppe Marmot - adult (Marmota bobak). in steppes of Orenburg region - South Russia - morning - July
Bobak / Steppe Marmot - pair of adults - fattened and ready for hibernation - rare act of affection - sniffing each other (Marmota bobak). in steppes of Orenburg region - South Russia - morning - July
Bobak / Steppe Marmot - fat adult - ready for hibernation - feeds on grasses near a burrow (Marmota bobak). common in steppes of Orenburg region - South Russia - morning - July
Bobak / Steppe Marmot - fat adult - observes and sniffs surroundings for a potential danger near a burrow (Marmota bobak). common in steppes of Orenburg region - South Russia - morning - July
Bobak / Steppe Marmot - adult - observes surroundings for a potential danger near a burrow (Marmota bobak). common in steppes of Orenburg region - South Russia - early morning - July
Bobak / Steppe Marmot - adult - observes and sniffs surroundings for a potential danger near a burrow (Marmota bobak). common in steppes of Orenburg region - South Russia - early morning - July
Bobak / Steppe Marmot - a pair of fat adults near a burrow - marmot on the left stretches after just coming out of a burrow - catching the first sun (Marmota bobak)
Bobak / Steppe Marmot - a burrow complex in steppe (Marmota bobak). typical in steppes of Orenburg region - South Russia
Bobak / Steppe Marmot - adult, ready for hibernation - observe surroundings for danger and catches the morning sun near a burrow (Marmota bobak)
Bobak / Steppe Marmot - a pair of fat adults, ready for hibernation - one snacks with a shoot of a wormwood (Marmota bobak). in steppes of Orenburg region - South Russia - July
Habitat of Himalayan Marmot and Red-cheeked Souslik - steppe in late summe ( ). along the river Ural - near Kuvandyk town - Orenburg region - South Russia - end of July
Bobak / Steppe Marmot - adult and two young (Marmota bobak). in steppes of Orenburg region - South Russia - June
Russia - steppe in early summer. landscape along the river Ural - near Kuvandyk town - Orenburg region - South Russia
Bobak / Steppe Marmot - adult - whistles warning others - near a burrow in steppe - observes an intruder from a distance (Marmota bobak). steppes of Orenburg region - South Russia - June
Red-cheeked Souslik - adult near a burrow in steppe (Citellius major Pallas). in steppes of Orenburg region - South Russia - June
Red-cheeked Souslik - adult - observes surroundings while feeding on corn, lost during transportation (Citellius major Pallas)
Russia - Morning mist over river Sakmara - a tributary of river Ural - Steppe vegetation on hills by the river valley. South of Ural Mountains - Orenburg region - South Russia - June
Russia - morning mist at a sunrise on a river Sakmara ( a tributary of river Ural). South of Ural Mountains - Orenburg region - South Russia - June
Collared Lemming - adult in winter fur, feeds on buds and bark of dwarf willow sprouts and dry grass on snow surface. (Dicrostonyx torquatus)
A girl baths and watches a passing boat on a beach in Sabang, Palawan. (50km North from Puerto-Princesa). South China Sea, Palawan, Philippines. February
Boats with tourists enter the cave, that features a limestone karst mountain landscape with an 8.2 km. navigable underground river
Limestone formations on the exit from the cave, that features a limestone karst mountain landscape with an 8.2 km. navigable underground river
Tundra view with a small lake in foreground and pockets of snow, remaining throughout the summer in ravines.. Arctic tundra of Taimyr peninsula near Kara sea, North of Siberia, Russian Arctic
Arctic tundra - snow melts in small river valley. tundra of Taimyr peninsula, North of Siberia, Arctic Russia. Summer, July
Snow-covered tundra in winter. on Kara sea coast. Taimyr peninsula, Siberia, Russian Arctic. This landscape is a typical habitat of Siberian and Collared Lemmings
Tundra - lakes and rivers - an aerial view from a helicopter.. A smaller river has an old river-bed, on foreground. Landscape near Kara sea, Taimyr peninsula, North of Siberia, Russian Arctic, summer
Tundra - aerial view from a helicopter. Taimyr peninsula, North of Siberia, Russian Arctic, summer
Arctic tundra. landscape with a small river near Dikson, Russian Arctic. August
A small river in arctic tundra. near Dikson, Russian Arctic. Lichen-covered boulder on a foreground
Arctic tundra, a typical landscape near Dikson. Russian Arctic. A typical habitat of Siberian Lemming. August
Young Alpine Ptarmigans on guard while others in a flock feed. (Lagopus mutus). A typical species in tundra near Dikson, Russian Arctic. Summer, August
Snowy Owl - juvenile (a fledgling) - threatens a visitor by opening & clicking its beak - adults are watching from a distance. (Nyctea scandiaca). tundra near Dikson, Russian Arctic. Summer, August