Sands south from Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, May 27, 2016
Seidlitzia rosmarinus growing on sand mounds near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed, view to north-west. Southern Qatar, July 10, 2015
Loop road around Singing Sand Dunes near Mesaieed. Qatar, March 10, 2012
Sandy area at sunrise near Mesaieed, view to south-east, with Sealine Beach Resort in background. Southern Qatar, July 10, 2015
Pattern of windblown sand at sunrise near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, December 11, 2015
Sand mounds (habitat of Seidlitzia rosmarinus) near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, July 10, 2015
Tracks of a cart in sandy area near Mesaieed, near Sealine Beach Resort. Southern Qatar, July 10, 2015
Windblown sand south from Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, May 27, 2016
Flower spikes of bright yellow flowers of a parasitic plant Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth) popping from cyanobacterial crust of salt marsh. Southeast coastal area near Mesaieed, Qatar, January 29, 2010
Ripples in sandy area at sunrise near Mesaieed, near Sealine Beach Resort. Southern Qatar, July 10, 2015
Dry black-spored mushroom Montagnea arenaria (inky cap Gastroid Coprinus) south from Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014
Seidlitzia rosmarinus in sand near Mesaieed, view to north-west. Southern Qatar, July 10, 2015
Dry plant of distaff-thistle (Atractylis carduus) with fluffy seeds near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, May 27, 2016
Sand mounds near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed, view to north-west. Southern Qatar, July 10, 2015
Sand mounds and ripples near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed, view to north-west. Southern Qatar, July 10, 2015
Sand mounds with Seidlitzia rosmarinus plants south from Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, May 27, 2016
Stingray(?) sand crater at low tide in Arabian (Persian) Gulf near Mesaieed, north from Doha. Qatar, January 29, 2010
Windblown sand mounds and ripples at sunrise near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, December 11, 2015
Field of windblown sand at sunrise near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, December 11, 2015
Pyramid spike of bright yellow flowers of a parasitic plant Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth) with mangrove in background. Salt marsh near Mesaieed, Qatar, January 29, 2010
Salt marsh with plants of Glaucous glasswort (Arthrocnemum macrostachyum) in southeast coastal area near Mesaieed. Qatar, January 29, 2010
Seidlitzia rosmarinus in sand near Mesaieed, with Sealine Beach Resort in background. Southern Qatar, July 4, 2015
Bush of seablite (Suaeda vermiculata) on roadside between Mesaieed and Al Wakra in Southern Qatar, July 10, 2015
Australian pine (she-oak, Casuarina equisetifolia) taken from a street in Mesaieed. Qatar, July 10, 2015
Button-scaled gecko (Bunopus tuberculatus) in sand near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, October 30, 2015
Wavy texture of aeolian sand at sunrise near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, December 11, 2015
Sand dunes south from Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, May 27, 2016
Fluffy seeds of distaff-thistle (Atractylis carduus) on dark background taken from roadside near Mesaieed. Qatar, May 27, 2016
Speed Bump road sign near Singing Sand Dunes near Mesaieed. Qatar, March 10, 2012
Qatar Natural History Group wading at low tide in Arabian (Persian) Gulf near Mesaieed, north from Doha. Qatar, January 29, 2010
Junk car with keys north of Mesaieed (Umm Said). Qatar, February 26, 2011
Pyramid spikes of bright yellow flowers of a parasitic plant Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth) with a fly. Salt marsh near Mesaieed, Qatar, January 29, 2010
Road sign covered by sand near Singing Sand Dunes near Mesaieed. Qatar, March 10, 2012
Horsebean (paloverde, Ratama, Parkinsonia aculeata) grown on roadside of a road to Mesaieed. Qatar, March 4, 2016
Southern side of Singing Sand Dunes near Mesaieed. Qatar, March 10, 2012
Sand mounds and ripples at sunrise near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed, view to north-west. Southern Qatar, July 10, 2015
Qatar Natural History Group measuring depth of a pond between Al Wakra and Mesaieed, north from Doha. Qatar, January 29, 2010
Lizard s burrow in sand near Mesaieed, near Sealine Beach Resort. Southern Qatar, July 10, 2015
Serrated edge of the elytra of urchin beetle (Pionotheca coronata) taken from sandy area near Mesaieed, near Sealine Beach Resort. Qatar, July 10, 2015
Sand ripples near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, December 11, 2015
Tamarisk tree (Tamarix) in sand south from Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, May 27, 2016
Sand ripples at sunrise near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed, view to north-west. Southern Qatar, July 10, 2015
Sand mounds of windblown sand at sunrise near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, December 11, 2015
Blooming tamarisk (Tamarix aphylla) near a fence of Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, December 11, 2015
Visitors of Texas A and M University at Qatar walking on Singing Sand Dunes near Mesaieed. Qatar, March 10, 2012
Damaged cars in a junkyard north of Mesaieed (Umm Said). Qatar, February 26, 2011
Bright yellow flowers of a parasitic plant Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth). Salt marsh near Mesaieed, Qatar, March 18, 2011
Sand mounds (habitat of Seidlitzia rosmarinus) near Mesaieed, with Sealine Beach Resort in background, view to south-east. Southern Qatar, July 10, 2015
Front view of urchin beetle (Pionotheca coronata) taken from sandy area near Mesaieed, near Sealine Beach Resort. Qatar, July 10, 2015
Beach of Mesaieed (Umm Said), south from Sealine Beach Resort. Qatar, February 26, 2011
Sand ripples after windy weather near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed, view to north-west. Southern Qatar, July 10, 2015
Sandy area at sunrise near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed, view to south-east. Southern Qatar, July 10, 2015
Seidlitzia rosmarinus (Salsola rosmarinus, Suaeda rosmarinus, local names shenan, Julman) on dunes near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014
Close up of Seidlitzia rosmarinus in sand near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, July 4, 2015
Pattern of sand ripples at sunrise near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, December 11, 2015
Windblown sand at sunrise near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, December 11, 2015
Wavy pattern of sand ripples at sunrise near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, December 11, 2015
Sand texture at sunrise near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed, view to south-east. Southern Qatar, July 10, 2015
Sand texture at sunrise near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, December 11, 2015
Sand mounds near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed, view to north-west. Southern Qatar, July 10, 2015
Sand ripples at sunrise near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed, view to north-west. Southern Qatar, July 10, 2015
Texture of sand ripples at sunrise near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, July 10, 2015
Car tracks on sand ripples at sunrise near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, December 11, 2015
Sand mounds with plants of Seidlitzia rosmarinus at sunrise near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, December 11, 2015
Wavy pattern of sand ripples and sand mounds with plants of Seidlitzia rosmarinus at sunrise near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, December 11, 2015
Ripples on a sand mound near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed, view to north-west. Southern Qatar, July 10, 2015
Sand ripples and low dunes at sunrise near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, December 11, 2015
Animal burrow in windblown sand near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, December 11, 2015
Seidlitzia rosmarinus growing in sand near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, July 4, 2015
Parasitic plant Desert Hyacinth (Cistanche tubulosa, dhanoon, Tartuth) with a host plant, salt tolerant succulent Arthrocnemum macrostachyum (glasswort). Salt marsh near Mesaieed, Qatar, January 29, 2010
Pyramid flower spike of a parasitic plant Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth). Salt marsh near Mesaieed, Qatar, January 29, 2010
Yellow and maroon flower buds emerging from sand of a parasitic plant Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth) appear in a desert after recent rains. Salt marsh near Mesaieed, Qatar, January 29, 2010
Seidlitzia rosmarinus (local names shenan, julman) on a sand mound near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, July 4, 2015
Remains of a lunch left on Singing Sand Dunes near Mesaieed. Qatar, March 10, 2012
Bushes of Seidlitzia rosmarinus (Salsola rosmarinus, Suaeda rosmarinus, local names shenan, Julman) on sand mounds near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014
Slender branches of Polycarpaea repens (Corrigiola repens) south from Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014
Seidlitzia rosmarinus emerging from sand near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, July 4, 2015
Salsola drummondii on roadside between Mesaieed and Al Wakra. Southern Qatar, July 4, 2015
Tetraena qatarense (Zygophyllum qatarense, local name harm) in sand on roadside between Mesaieed and Al Wakra. Southern Qatar, July 4, 2015
Shoots of Salsola drummondii on roadside between Mesaieed and Al Wakra. Southern Qatar, July 4, 2015
Twig Salsola drummondii on roadside between Mesaieed and Al Wakra. Southern Qatar, July 4, 2015
Salsola drummondii taken from roadside between Mesaieed and Al Wakra. Qatar, July 4, 2015
Close up of Salsola drummondii taken from roadside between Mesaieed and Al Wakra. Qatar, July 4, 2015
Twigs of Salsola drummondii taken from roadside between Mesaieed and Al Wakra. Qatar, July 4, 2015
Branch of Salsola drummondii taken from roadside between Mesaieed and Al Wakra. Qatar, July 4, 2015
Sand ripples near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, July 10, 2015
Texture of a sand mound near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed, view to north-west. Southern Qatar, July 10, 2015
Sand ripples and sand mounds at sunrise near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed, view to north-west. Southern Qatar, July 10, 2015
Pattern of sand ripples at sunrise near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, July 10, 2015
Branch of seablite (Suaeda vermiculata) on roadside between Mesaieed and Al Wakra. Southern Qatar, July 10, 2015
Round-leaf variety of seablite (Suaeda vermiculata) on roadside between Mesaieed and Al Wakra. Qatar, July 10, 2015
Close up of round-leaf variety of seablite (Suaeda vermiculata) taken from roadside between Mesaieed and Al Wakra. Qatar, July 10, 2015
Twig of seablite (Suaeda vermiculata) taken from roadside between Mesaieed and Al Wakra. Qatar, July 10, 2015
Awnless barnyard grass (Echinochloa colona) taken from a street in Mesaieed. Qatar, July 10, 2015
Awnless barnyard grass (Echinochloa colona, local names dhunaiba, abu roukba) taken from a street in Mesaieed. Qatar, July 10, 2015
Urchin beetle (Pionotheca coronata) taken from sandy area near Mesaieed, near Sealine Beach Resort. Qatar, July 10, 2015
Seidlitzia rosmarinus growing on a sand mound near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, August 28, 2015
Button-scaled gecko (Bunopus tuberculatus) found under a piece of foam in sand near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, October 30, 2015
Tail of Button-scaled gecko (Bunopus tuberculatus) in sand near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, October 30, 2015
Side view of Button-scaled gecko (Bunopus tuberculatus) in sand near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, October 30, 2015
Light colored species of button-scaled gecko (Bunopus tuberculatus) in sand near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, October 30, 2015
Animal tracks in sand near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, October 30, 2015
Sand mounds with plants of Seidlitzia at sunrise near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, December 11, 2015
Windblown sand at sunrise near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, December 11, 2015
Rippled sand layer at sunrise near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, December 11, 2015
Wavy sand ripples at sunrise near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, December 11, 2015
Wavy sand ripples and low mounds with plants of Seidlitzia rosmarinus at sunrise near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, December 11, 2015
Camel s tracks crossing vehicle s tracks over wavy sand ripples at sunrise near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, December 11, 2015
Fruits of tamarisk (Tamarix aphylla) near a fence of Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, December 11, 2015
Horsebean (paloverde, Ratama, Parkinsonia aculeata) on roadside of a road to Mesaieed. Qatar, March 4, 2016
Narrow leaves of Horsebean (paloverde, Ratama, Parkinsonia aculeata) on roadside of a road to Mesaieed. Qatar, March 4, 2016
Sunrise in sands south from Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, May 27, 2016
Dry plant of distaff-thistle (Atractylis carduus) near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, May 27, 2016
Dry plant of Launaea nudicaulis(?) or may be L. procumbens with seeds near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, May 27, 2016
Dry plant of lunaria (Savignya parviflora) near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, May 27, 2016
Fluffy seeds of distaff-thistle (Atractylis carduus) taken from roadside near Mesaieed. Qatar, May 27, 2016
