Saturday, September 18, 2010

19TH SEPTEMBER 2010

Realy did not feel like a walk today. but glad I went,

YESTERDAY I WALKED ALMOST 10 KILOMETERS. AND STARTED TO SUFFER WITH MY BACK AS SOON AS I GOT HOME ,I TOOK A PIRITON AND MY 400ML IBUPROFEN TABLETS. AND SLEPT FROM 21.00 TILL 11.00. AND STILL HAD A BACK PAIN TOOK ANOTHER PILL.
BY THE TIME THE BACK PILLS STARTED TO CUT IN IT WAS ALMOST MIDDAY,
ANY WAY HERE I AM ON THE EDGE OF THE WETLANDS 2" under this land its a water table
of the Nile river in places I have to take my sandals off to walk in what seems to be grass.
today there is no smell of rotting whatever as the Nile has only receded over the past week.
the first 100 yards has already been ploughed and seeded with Maze. in a few weeks it will be cropped and corn planted ready for next year,

the red mark is where my flat is on the East bank of Luxor city Egypt.
today's blog is quite long with photos of what I saw as I walked in this area. first I went to the sand bank near the Nile river.





Dahabias moored along the Nile
PLEASE CLICK ON TO ENLARGE PHOTOS.

Two hoopoes taking shade from the sun its about 42c

these tourists having a real problem with the camel boys,

Water Buffalo's having a wallow with its cleaner , the cattle egret



ONE OF THE SMALL STREAMS I HAD TO CROSS, ABOUT 3" OF WATER

WATER BUFFALO WITH CALF.

LITTLE WHITE EGRET



GLOSSY IBIS COULD NOT GET WITHIN 100YARDS BEFORE THEY FLEW OFF.



STEPPE EAGLE COMING IN TO LAND ITS ABOUT 100YARDS AWAY



JUVENILE SQUACCO HERON

BLACK-WINGED STINTS

2 Little stint'S, Calidris minuta, 3 BLACK-WINGED STINTS







TODAY'S BEAUTY IS A GRASSHOPPER, AFTER MUCH CHASING IN THE GRASS IT FINALLY SUCCUMBED TO A PHOTO SESSION WHEN IT FLEW ON TO THE SAND BANK.


GREY HERON



SKINK IN THE SHADE OF THE FEVER TREE

BEE IN THE FEVER TREE

EVEN THE HOUSE SPARROWS FORAGE IN THE FEVER TREE

BLACK -WINGED STINTS


BEST POSITION FOR THE FEMALE NILE-VALLEY SUNBIRD IN THE FEVER TREE.


RED DARTER DRAGONFLY

WASP ON A MALLOW LEAF

SQUACCO AND LITTLE WHITE EGRET


LITTLE GREEN BEE-EATERS TAKING SHADE.

RUDDY DARTER

GOLDEN DARTER

SAND BEE

SULPHER BUTTERFLY ON THE FEVERTREE

ONE OF THE TRYING TO OPEN A SHELL FISH

5 comments:

Lorac said...

Tony, sorry to hear your back is sore. What wonderful photos you got from your walk!WE have skinks but they are much smaller. You have caught so much wildlife. Animals and birds!

W drodze... said...

Fantastic photos of nature! I miss Egypt... My best wishes :)

Life in Egypt said...

Lorac and Drodze.thanks for your comments its nice to know someone enjoys my photos.

Nofret said...

Beautiful pictures !! Get well soon Tony !!

Gr Nofret

Life in Egypt said...

its an on going thing, Nofret its just something us oldies have to put up with.
as they say just keep taking the tablets.