Gavin Hellier / Elevated view along the Corniche, latticed houses and Mutrah Mosque, Mutrah, Muscat, Oman 2007

Gavin Hellier / Mutrah Corniche with latticed white buildings and Mosque with the mountains behind, Muscat, Oman 2007

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Jouanin's petrel (Bulweria fallax) in flight, Oman, September

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Sooty falcon (Falco concolor) in flight, Oman, August

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) male perched in Date Palm, Oman, March

Anup Shah / Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) sub-adult male 'Oman' sitting on a clump of vegetation in the river feeding. Camp Bulu, Lamandau Nature Reserve, Central Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia. July...

Anup Shah / Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) sub-adult male 'Oman' sitting on a clump of vegetation in the river feeding - wide angle perspective. Camp Bulu, Lamandau Nature Reserve, Central Kalimantan,...

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Arabian oryx {Oryx leucoryx} in stony desert, Oman

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Arabian oryx {Oryx leucoryx} mother and calf, Oman

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Arabian gazelle {Gazella gazella} and Chestnut-bellied sandgrouse {Pterocles exustus} drinking from pool of water, Oman

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Date palm {Phoenix dactylifera} looking up at the ripening dates, Muscat, Oman

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Lesser kestrel {Falco naumanni} female hovering, Sohar, Oman

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Sooty falcon {Falco concolor} turning in flight and calling, Ras as Sawadi, Oman.

Tony Phelps / Oman saw-scaled / carpet Viper (Echis omanensis) in habitat, Al Wadi Bih, Musundam Plateau, Oman. April 2008

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Isabelline wheatear {Oenanthe isabellina} panting in heat, Khatmat Milahah, Oman.

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Two Wood pigeon {Columba palumbus} eggs in nest, Sayq Plateau, Oman

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Lanner falcon {Falco biarmicus} dead, with jesses caught in electrical wires, Sohar, Oman

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Sand dunes, Barik, Oman

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Blue cheeked bee eaters mating {Merops superciliosus} Hafeet, Oman

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Osprey defecating {Pandion haliaetus} Qalhat, Oman

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Green turtle returning to sea {Chelonia mydas} after laying eggs, Ras Al Junayz, Oman, October

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Chestnut bellied sandgrouse male drinking {Pterocles exustus} Jaaluni, Oman

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Black-headed gull, first winter plumage {Chroicocephalus ridibundus} Al Ansab, Oman

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Greater spotted eagle in flight {Aquila clanga}. Muscat, Oman, December

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Egyptian vulture adult soaring {Neophron percnopterus} Sunub, Oman

Mark Payne-Gill / Sand dunes and desert - aerial view on the Oman / Saudi border known as 'The Empty Quarter'

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Steppe eagle, 1st winter {Aquila rapax nipalensis} Muscat, Oman, Middle East

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Green turtle returning to sea {Chelonis mydas} Ras al Junayz, Oman

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Grey heron {Ardea cinerea} Al Ansab, Oman

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Frankincense tree {Boswellia sacra} in flower, Dhofar, Oman

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Golden oriole {Oriolus oriolus} male displaying, Dauka, Oman

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Chestnut bellied sandgrouse {Pterocles exustus} male, collecting water in feathers, Jaaluni, Oman

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Steppe eagle in flight, Oman, {Aquila rapax nipalensis} 2nd winter bird

Mark Payne-Gill / Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx). Yallooni Wildlife Reserve, Jiddat desert, Oman

Gavin Hellier / Traditional leather shoes for sale in Mutrah Souq, Muscat, Oman 2007

Gavin Hellier / Colourful beads hanging for sale, Mutrah Souq, Muscat, Oman 2007

Gavin Hellier / Colourful beads hanging for sale, Mutrah Souq, Muscat, Oman 2007

Gavin Hellier / Traditional Omani Khandjar Dagger sold in Mutrah Souq, Mutrah, Muscat, Oman 2007

Gavin Hellier / Traditional Omani Khandjar Daggers sold in Mutrah Souq, Mutrah, Muscat, Oman 2007

Gavin Hellier / Elevated view along the Corniche, latticed houses and Mutrah Mosque, Mutrah, Muscat, Oman 2007

Gavin Hellier / Elaborate wall detail inside the Sultan Qaboos Hall, Al-Ghubrah or Grand Mosque, Muscat, Oman 2007

Gavin Hellier / Persian carpet inside the Sultan Qaboos Hall, Al-Ghubrah or Grand Mosque, the carpet measures 70m by 60m making it the largest carpet in the world, it took 400 women four years to weave, Muscat, Oman...

Gavin Hellier / Al-Ghubrah or Grand Mosque, Muscat, Oman, Middle East 2007

Gavin Hellier / Palm trees at Jissah beach at Shangri-La Resort, Al Jissah, Muscat, Oman 2007

Gavin Hellier / Mountains behind the old city of Muscat, Oman, Middle East 2007

Gavin Hellier / Elevated view along the Corniche, latticed houses and Mutrah Mosque, Mutrah, Muscat, Oman 2007

Markus Varesvuo / Montagu's Harrier (Circus pygargus) Sultanate of Oman November

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Steppe eagle (Aquila nipalensis) two eyeing each other in flight, Oman, November

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Slender billed gull (Chroicocephalus genei) in flight, Oman, February

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Black shafted tern (Sternula saundersi) in flight, Oman, February

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Black shafted tern (Sternula saundersi) in flight, Oman, February

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Sand martin (Riparia riparia) in flight, Oman, September

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Montagu's harrier (Circus pygargus) male in flight, Oman, September

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Forbes watson's swift (Apus berliozi) in flight, Oman, May

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Forbes watson's swift (Apus berliozi) preening, in flight, Oman, May

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Forbes watson's swift (Apus berliozi) in flight, Oman, May

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Forbes watson's swift (Apus berliozi) in flight, Oman, September

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Forbes watson's swift (Apus berliozi) in flight, Oman, September

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto) on golf lawn, Oman, December

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Steppe eagle (Aquila nipalensis) two eyeing each other in flight, Oman, November

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Steppe eagle (Aquila nipalensis) two eyeing each other in flight, Oman, November

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Nutmeg manakin / Scaly breasted munia (Lonchura punctulata) juvenile feeding on seeds, Oman, November

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Sand martin (Riparia riparia) in flight, Oman, September

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Black kite (Milvus migrans) in flight, Oman, March

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Nutmeg manakin / Scaly breasted munia (Lonchura punctulata) adult feeding on seeds, Oman, November

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Sanderling (Calidris alba) at water's edge, Oman, April

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Pied wheatear (Oenanthe pleschanka) male perched, Oman, February

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Oriental / Crested honey buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus) perched in Coconut Palm, Oman, January

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Citrine wagtail (Motacilla citreola) on rock, Oman, March

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Sykes's wagtail (Motacilla flava beema) at water, Oman, February

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Slender billed gull (Chroicocephalus genei) in flight, Oman, February

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Sanderling (Calidris alba) at water's edge, Oman, April

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Isabelline shrike / Turkestan Shrike (Lanius isabellinus phoenicuroides) Oman, September

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Indian roller (Coracias benghalensis) catching a beetle, Oman, January

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Oriental / Crested honey buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus) adult in flight, about to land, Oman, January

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Brown-necked raven (Corvus ruficollis) two in flight, Oman, March

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Arabian red fox (Vulpes vulpes arabica) running, Oman, September

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Pin tailed snipe (Gallinago stenura) near vegetation Oman, November

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Clamorous reed warbler (Acrocephalus stentoreus) perched, Oman, March

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Shore crab (Grapsus albolinatus) two on rock, Oman, February

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Shore crab (Grapsus albolinatus) feeding, Oman, February

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Collared pratincole (Glareola pratincola) calling profile in field, Oman, April

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Shining sunbird (Nectarinia habessinica) male feeding on nectar, Oman, March

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Pied cuckoo (Oxylophus jacobinus) adult with food, Oman, November

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Imperial eagle (Aquila heliaca) adult in flight, Oman, January

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Indian roller (Coracias benghalensis) perched on irrigation pipe, Oman, December

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) at pool of water, Oman, March

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Arabian chameleon (Chamaeleo arabicus) tongue extended hunting insect, Oman, November

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Wukan, Date Palm and mountain village, Ghubrah Bowl, Jebel Al Akhdar, Oman, March

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Brown-necked raven (Corvus ruficollis) chicks in nest, Oman, March

Markus Varesvuo / Pallas's / Great black headed gulls (Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus) Sultanate of Oman, March

Markus Varesvuo / Pallas's / Great black headed gull (Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus) portrait, Sultanate of Oman, March

Markus Varesvuo / Pallas's / Great black headed gull (Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus) calling, Sultanate of Oman, March

Markus Varesvuo / Female Namaqua dove (Oena capensis) perched on wire, Sultanate of Oman, March

Markus Varesvuo / Male Namaqua dove (Oena capensis) perched on wire, Sultanate of Oman, March

Markus Varesvuo / Two Namaqua doves (Oena capensis) in flight, Sultanate of Oman, March, Digital composite