Martinete late at night.
Squacco Heron flying over the Nile
Kingfisher Pius (larger picture).
Temple of Abu Simbel.
Felucca on the Nile
Nubia along the Nile House
Fishermen
Nile Sunset on the Nile
Temple of Luxor.
Graffiti of 1,859.
Edfu Temple.
Chephren Pyramid.
Avenue of the sphinxes in Luxor.
Great Sphinx and Pyramid of Khafre in the background.
Valley of the Kings (or rather "pan").
Great Sphinx and Pyramid of Cheops in the background.
Colossi of Memnon .
Statue of Ramses II.
Step Pyramid of Shakara.
Cairo
night.
Cairo night.
Hi all after a summer break. I just returned from a trip to Egypt, although it was not bird type, allowed me to meet new species of birds that had previously only seen in documentaries or guides. Although I created this blog to discuss and illustrate nature, a feeling which can give the act of publishing something about tourist destination as it may seem to be away from my original intention. But I do not think so then explain, but surely I'll finish digress ... my fault.
Certainly, a country of great contrasts, Egypt. If we consider that its surface covers more than one million square kilometers (nearly three times that of Spain) would not be surprised that its population is twice that of our country. But we know that 93% of all Egyptian territory is pure desert (nothing less than the Sahara), and thus all its inhabitants are concentrated in 7% of the remaining land forming the banks and delta Nile, a small strip along the Suez Canal and parts of the Sinai Peninsula. This means that the pressure field is quite impressive and is certain that the fauna (the vast majority deals the same field) are severely affected by human activities. Traffic
important place for migratory birds (like our Strait of Gibraltar), although in this case for moving from Eastern Europe and Western Asia to Africa, Egypt crossed every year millions of birds that have to share space with humans. This is common to see a short distance some species than in Spain or Europe hardly be seen. And besides fauna
How is Egypt and its people?
For this country, the cradle of great civilizations, is now focused on tourism economically. The tourist is the provider of income, either with their visits to ancient temples, the amazing pyramids, the claustrophobic and now empty graves and the impressive museum of Cairo, or with the purchase of souvenirs, an activity that provides direct employment for much of the population. Buildings
unfinished look nearly everywhere, and luxury hotels for tourists in places. Places full of dirt in the cities, and luxurious hotels with swimming pool and yacusi the sands of the desert, crammed with Western food buffets for thousands of visitors and simple meals, frugal and heavily spiced for the millions of natives, a totally chaotic movement in Cairo (the most populous African city, with nearly twenty million inhabitants) ... And above all a suffocating heat, you are trying to mitigate with plenty of water and much air conditioning in buses, on ships, in hotels, ... but be careful, only for tourists ... and for the wealthy (which also exist).
Yes, Egypt now seems to live mainly from tourism, with a population that suffers a considerable degree of social neglect, suffering almost as ancient monuments (those that provide the country 80% of revenues), and still the substantial burden on his back caused by the wars that kept the defense of their Palestinian brothers ... economic burden and moral ballast. What we see when we show the monument to the Unknown Soldier and forum where they celebrate their unique and ephemeral "military victory", the 6th of October 1973. The same podium where he was assassinated Anwar Sadat in 1981. For what fool! Wars always the cause or the charge (from a distance more than reasonable) powerful groups in turn, with the sole intention of earning money and be more powerful even at the expense of innocent lives.
But back to Egypt today. And today is Cairo, is Aswan, Luxor is, is the Suez Canal, but above all, Egypt was, is and will remain the Nile the longest river that runs through the land, and in its passing to the north has made this a completely different country from its neighbors. Huge Nile Venerable; provider; sacred ... mysterious. Today the channel is regulated by the Aswan High Dam, which like all dams pose environmental and ecological barrier, but given the nature of it was necessary to regulate the impressive flood, to ensure something as precious as water its large population and to generate electricity no less necessary.
Egypt has left me a pleasant memory. Not that everything has been quite rewarding, as I was surprised and very upset not being able to take photographs of certain places: inside museums, tombs, temples, pyramids ... man, I can understand not wanting to do photos flash indoors, but that simply can not be made for them ... and then sell this is good both tourism abuse. Also, like most, the burden of street vendors I came to put a bit of nerves at some point, but deep down you think, something will have to live. Regarding the heat: against nature can not go. We, in general, very good memory. I recommend a visit.
suspected that I would go around the bush, and so it proved. But not always going to talk about birds. Greetings.
Colossi of Memnon 
