PHOTOS OF
JORDAN
Some of the
Wildlife of Jordan
These
photos are "thumbnail" pictures. Click on them to open a larger version.
This is
just some of the wildlife to be found in Jordan. Many of
these creatures are threatened, either through the
destruction of their natural habitats, or through over
enthusiastic hunting. The Royal Society for the Protection of
Nature in Jordan is doing its best to protect them and to
increase their numbers through selective breeding in
captivity.
"Letting the guys fight
it out!" A beautiful photo of ibex in the wild.
These are an example of one of the animals being bred in the
Nature Reserves by the RSCN
Some more
ibex. You can visit the breeding enclosures in Wadi Mujib Nature Reserve
The oryx
are extinct in the wilds, but are being bred in the RSCN Reserve
of Shaumari
(these are not "thumbnail" images)
The
famous "blue lizard" of Jordan and the Middle
East. If you are lucky you might catch sight of it in
Baida, near to Petra or perhaps in Wadi Rum. While it
isn't exactly very rare indeed, you would still have to
be very lucky.
Another
"national emblem of Jordan" - the black iris.
It grows wild on the hills, and is considered to be the
"national flower". You are unlikely to find it
unless you go in for hillside walking, which is not
really recommended unless you have a guide with you.
The booted eagle and Bonnelli's eagle
These three
beautiful photos below are not "thumbnail" images
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| The
pallid harrier |
The
Sinai rosefinch |
The
Desert lark |
If
you want to try and see Jordan's national bird, the Sinai
Rosefinch, have a look around the cliffs or the resthouse
at Wadi Rum, or keep a watch in Petra as you admire the
Nabatean tombs or climb those interminable steps up to
the Monastery.
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Bonnelli's warbler
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The sunbird
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And another
photo of a bird that I have often admired in Petra, the Palestine
sunbird
Acknowledgements
I should like to thank Ian Andrews
for his permission to use the photos of birds from his website
at
http://www.andrewsi.freeserve.co.uk/birding-in-jordan.htm
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©Ruth
Caswell 2002
