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duck

            The beauty of Nature attracts many people to visit, enjoy and appreciate.

Many people travel from one place to another just to see and enjoy natural habitats and their components whether located in the sea as coral reef and its diverse marine flora and fauna, or a forest with various birds, butterflies and flowering plants.

This includes the magic of the desert with its fresh smell and unique animals, which tolerate the harsh environment.

This kind of travel and tour is known as Ecotourism. Ecotourism is a leading industry and represent the fastest growing segment of tourism. Ecotourism can be defined as: Tourism that involves travelling to relatively undisturbed natural areas with the objective of admiring, studying and enjoying the scenery and its wild plants and animals, as well as any cultural features that may be found there.

Arabian Gulf accommodates diverse habitats in the sea as well as on land.

Large number of flowering plants can be seen particularly after a good rainy season.

Many mammals, reptiles, birds, butterflies are associated to this region and can be seen no where except this part of the world.

Sea dugong, Arabian Oryx, Reem Gazelle, Grey Hypocolius and Sooty Falcon are examples of these endangered and rare animals.

There are many places, shores, islands, natural springs, oasis, mountains and some designated protected reserves are ideal to be visited and explored. Bird watching is growing habit for many people in the whole region.

Taken in: البحرين / الجنوبية / Aş Şakhīr (show map)

Taken on: December 22, 2009

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duck

Sets appears in: • Bahrain, Manama

Camera: Sony DSC-T7, f/4.0, 1/80 sec, 14.1mm, ISO 64 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony DSC-T7
Aperture:	f/4.0
Exposure Time:	0.013 sec (1/80)
Focal Length:	14.1mm
ISO:	64
Exposure Bias:	-0.3 EV
Flash:	On, Red-eye reduction, Return not detected
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Spot
White Balance:	Manual
Light Source:	Flash
Contrast:	High
Saturation:	High
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
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