Saudi Birding

Arabian Woodpecker (Dendrocopos dorae)

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Our Man in Al Jawf: An Interview with Wildlife Photographer Nader Fahad Al Shammari

The first time I heard of Nader Fahad, physics teacher and wildlife photographer from Sakaka, the capital of Al Jawf region in Saudi's...

An Interview with Dr. Duha Al Hashimi, The First Female Birdwatcher in Saudi Arabia*

While I can’t speak to the verity of the appellation in the title—”the first female birdwatcher” in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia—which a...

Capturing Beauty in the Saudi Wilds: An Interview with Abdullah Hatim

In the time Saudi Arabia opened to international tourism and the pandemic so abruptly shut it all down again, Instagram started to get...

Working Together for Saudi Birds: An Interview with Abdullah Al Suhaibany

There are currently big changes afoot among the governmental organizations that comprise the Saudi wildlife conservation community. I...

Feeling Hopeful with Mansur Al Fahad*

During my first year in Saudi Arabia, while tracking down what literature I could find on the Kingdom’s birdlife, another name besides...

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