Santhosh Chandran
DOHA
Talented wildlife photographers in Doha and hundreds of images taken by them are making of wildlife in Qatar more and more popular.Even though Qatar has considerable official and unofficial archives on wildlife, the images of birds and reptiles captured by the group, Photography Malayalam Qatar (PMQ), are fascinating.
The group, arguably one of the its kind with more than 1,300 photographers, and their wildlife photo archives, showcase the fascinating world of wildlife in Qatar.
Speaking to Qatar Tribune, co-founder of PMQ Vishnu Gopal, an engineer by profession, said, "All members of the group are passionate about wildlife photography and enthusiastic about the flora and fauna of the desert. So, we are conducting trips to Qatar’s deserts and water bodies to explore the life and temporary shelters of migratory birds arriving in Qatar.”
With the onset of winter, hundreds of migratory birds will be arriving on Qatar’s beaches and water bodies, much to the delight of bird lovers. A variety of winged visitors can be spotted at beaches across the country such as Abu Nakhla, Al Karana and in the south-west region of Doha.
A large number of flamingos are usually spotted at water bodies formed by rain amidst the sand dunes. These winged visitors are likely to arrive at Al Khor, Al Thakhira and northern beaches soon and they stay in Qatar until January.
Apart from flamingos, other migratory birds like Northern Lapwing, European Roller, Blue Throat, White-throated Robin, Eurasian Hobby and Pacific Golden Plover are likely to start arriving soon as well.
"As part of creating awareness about the environment around us, we are regularly organsing workshops, seminars and photo exhibitions on wildlife photography. Many of our members have good collection of wildlife photos shot in Qatar,” Gopal said.
Nearly 3 billion birds fly from Europe and Siberia to Africa between September and April, with one-third of them using Qatar as their favourite stopover.
Qatar and its islands attract around 300 varieties of migratory birds. Some of the birds stay in Qatar’s islands for breeding, while others just take a temporary shelter away from the freezing cold of their places of origin.
DOHA
Talented wildlife photographers in Doha and hundreds of images taken by them are making of wildlife in Qatar more and more popular.Even though Qatar has considerable official and unofficial archives on wildlife, the images of birds and reptiles captured by the group, Photography Malayalam Qatar (PMQ), are fascinating.
The group, arguably one of the its kind with more than 1,300 photographers, and their wildlife photo archives, showcase the fascinating world of wildlife in Qatar.
Speaking to Qatar Tribune, co-founder of PMQ Vishnu Gopal, an engineer by profession, said, "All members of the group are passionate about wildlife photography and enthusiastic about the flora and fauna of the desert. So, we are conducting trips to Qatar’s deserts and water bodies to explore the life and temporary shelters of migratory birds arriving in Qatar.”
With the onset of winter, hundreds of migratory birds will be arriving on Qatar’s beaches and water bodies, much to the delight of bird lovers. A variety of winged visitors can be spotted at beaches across the country such as Abu Nakhla, Al Karana and in the south-west region of Doha.
A large number of flamingos are usually spotted at water bodies formed by rain amidst the sand dunes. These winged visitors are likely to arrive at Al Khor, Al Thakhira and northern beaches soon and they stay in Qatar until January.
Apart from flamingos, other migratory birds like Northern Lapwing, European Roller, Blue Throat, White-throated Robin, Eurasian Hobby and Pacific Golden Plover are likely to start arriving soon as well.
"As part of creating awareness about the environment around us, we are regularly organsing workshops, seminars and photo exhibitions on wildlife photography. Many of our members have good collection of wildlife photos shot in Qatar,” Gopal said.
Nearly 3 billion birds fly from Europe and Siberia to Africa between September and April, with one-third of them using Qatar as their favourite stopover.
Qatar and its islands attract around 300 varieties of migratory birds. Some of the birds stay in Qatar’s islands for breeding, while others just take a temporary shelter away from the freezing cold of their places of origin.