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921-05. Shells of sea snails in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 4, 2011Similar picturesLarge thumbnails | Use small thumbnails | View as slideshow |
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921-05. Shells of sea snails in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 4, 2011Similar picturesLarge thumbnails | Use small thumbnails | View as slideshow |
 Mound of shells of sea snails in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 4, 2011  Shells of sea snails on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, May 28, 2016  Shells of sea snails on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, October 9, 2014  Crushed shells of sea snails Thais Savignyi from a midden of Kassite dye site in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 1, 2010  Masses of shells of small sea snails on a shore of Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, August 29, 2015  Masses of sea snails on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, May 28, 2016  Mud creeper snails on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, May 28, 2016  Crushed shells of a sea snail Thais Savignyi from a shell midden on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2015  Shells in dusty soil of Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, April 4, 2015  Seablite (Suaeda vermiculata) among shells near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, September 26, 2014  Rocky tip of Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 4, 2011  Shells and limestone peaces on north side of Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, December 20, 2015  Rocky beach in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 4, 2011  Small plant of Seablite (Suaeda vermiculata) among shells near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, September 26, 2014  Blooming Zygophyllum qatarense in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 4, 2011  Rusty vehickles on a beach in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 4, 2011  Rusty car fragments on a beach in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 4, 2011  Millions crushed shells of Thais Savignyi from a shell midden in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 19, 2010  Crushed shells of a sea snail Thais Savignyi from a shell midden in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 19, 2010  Blooming milkweed Glossonema varians in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 4, 2011  Archeological artifacts on the Kassite dye site in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 4, 2011  Blooming bush of desert thorn Lycium shawii in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 4, 2011  Flowers of Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth) in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 4, 2011  Pebbles in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 25, 2011  Colony of Al Kheriza beach plant (Halopeplis perfoliata, khurreyz, string of beads ) in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 4, 2011  Close up of Al Kheriza beach plant (Halopeplis perfoliata, khurreyz, string of beads ) in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 4, 2011  Beach pebbles in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 25, 2011  Red succulent leaves of Al Kheriza beach plant (Halopeplis perfoliata, khurreyz, string of beads ) in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 4, 2011  Coastal halophyte Al Kheriza beach plant (Halopeplis perfoliata, khurreyz, string of beads ) in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 4, 2011  Flower spike of a parasitic plant Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth) in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 4, 2011  Line of beachrock stones remained from ancient ingenious intertidal stone fish trap at low tide in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 4, 2011  Pyramid flower spike of a parasitic plant Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth) in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 4, 2011  Assemblage of shells of sea snails in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013  Chalky shells of sea snails in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013  Accumulation of shells of sea snails in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013  Mangrove forest (Avicennia marina) near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 25, 2011  Elk(?) shell in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 1, 2010  Various weeds on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2014  Excavated remains of a stone building on the Kassite dye site in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 25, 2011  Limestone hill on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2014  Salt marsh near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2014  Shallow depression in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2015  Ancient ruins on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2015  View from a hill in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2015  Old vehicles on a beach in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 1, 2010  Salt marsh overgrown mostly with jointed glasswort (Halocnemum strobilaceum) near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 25, 2011  Mangroves (Avicennia marina) near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2014  Old vehicles under cliffs on a beach in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 1, 2010  Ancient stone ruins in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2015  Ruins of an archeological camp in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2015  Close up of Mesembryanthemum cryptanthum on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2014  Salt tolerant plants on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2014  Plant of Salsola cyclophylla on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2015  Stony surface of a hill in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2015  Old vehicles at low tide on a beach in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 1, 2010  Ancient pottery on a hill in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2015  Pile of stones on a hill in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2015  Mesembryanthemum cryptanthum and nodiflorum on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2014  Lotus glinoides with fruits on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2014  Limestone cliffs on a beach in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 1, 2010  Small crab in salt marsh near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2014  Rusty iron door on a beach in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 1, 2010  Flowers of mangrove (Avicennia marina) near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2014  Rusty pipes from an old vehicle on a beach in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 1, 2010  Spring and differential of an old vehicle on a beach in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 1, 2010  Multicolored salt tolerant plants on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2014  Sea lavender (Qetaif, Limonium axillare) in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 1, 2010  Mesembryanthemum cryptanthum and nodiflorum on rocks on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2014  Salt tolerant plant Herniaria hemistemon (local name Ghebayra) growing in a depression in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 25, 2011  Blooming Sea lavender (Qetaif, Limonium axillare) in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 1, 2010  Salt tolerant plant Halocnemum strobilaceum on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2014  Blooming Sea lavender (Qetaif, Limonium axillare) on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2014  Glaucous glasswort (Arthrocnemum macrostachyum) with tiny flowers near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2014  Aerial roots (pneumatophores) of mangrove in salt marsh in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 1, 2010  Dry flower bracts of Sea lavender (Qetaif, Limonium axillare) on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2014  Reddish plant of slenderleaf iceplant (Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum) on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2014  Atriplex leucoclada (local names raghal, orache) on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2014  Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth) on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2014  Parasitic plant Desert Hyacinth (Cistanche tubulosa, dhanoon, Tartuth) with a host plant, salt tolerant succulent Arthrocnemum macrostachyum (glasswort, local name shnaan) in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 4, 2011  Flowers of Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth) on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2014  Reddish plant of slenderleaf iceplant (Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum) with a flower on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2014  Holes in salt marsh made by small black crabs in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 1, 2010  Dry papery stripes of seagrass (Halophila stipulacea) near salt marsh in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 1, 2010  Blooming Egyptian Fig-marigold (slenderleaf ice plant, Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum) in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 1, 2010  Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth) in salt marsh near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2014  Egyptian Fig-marigold (slenderleaf ice plant, Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum) in silty depression on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2014  Beachrock near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, May 29, 2015  Half dry milkvetch (Astragalus corrugatus, local names halag, khawatim al barr) on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2014  Mesembryanthemum cryptanthum growing among Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2014  Mud creepers at low tide on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, May 28, 2016  Sea sponge at low tide on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, May 28, 2016  Mud creepers at low tide Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, May 29, 2015  Sunrise on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, December 13, 2014  Northern tip of Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, April 2, 2016  Northern tip of Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, April 24, 2015  Coastal halophyte Al Kheriza beach plant (Halopeplis perfoliata, khurreyz, string of beads ) in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 1, 2010  Blooming mangrove (Avicennia marina, local names qurm, shourah, shoura, garam) near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2014  White flower of Egyptian Fig-marigold (slenderleaf ice plant, Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum, local name Ghasoul) in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 1, 2010  Purple shoot of parasitic plant Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth) emerging from sand on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, January 9, 2015 |