DESERT

A Red-headed bunting sings from the top of a bush in the Taukum Desert, in Kazakhstan
Red-headed bunting (Emberiza bruniceps), Taukum Desert, Kazakhstan
A young Isabelline wheatear explores the dunes in Taukum Desert, Kazakhstan
Isabelline wheatear (Oenanthe isabellina), Taukum Desert, Kazakhstan
A strange plant grows straight up in Taukum Desert, Kazakhstan
Taukum Desert, Kazakhstan
Wild tulips on a rocky slope of the Bogeti Mountains, in Kazakhstan
Wild tulips, Sogeti Plains, Kazakhstan
An Isabelline wheatear sings in Taukum Desert, Kazakhstan
Isabelline wheatear (Oenanthe isabellina), Taukum Desert, Kazakhstan
A Siberian stonechat is perched on top of a shrub in Taukum Desert, Kazakhstan
Siberian stonechat (Saxicola maurus), Taukum Desert, Kazakhstan
A Black-bellied sandgrouse has come to an artesian well to find water in Taukum Desert, Kazakhstan
Black-bellied sandgrouse (Pterocles orientalis), Taukum Desert, Kazakhstan

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