Flora and Fauna at MFO North Camp, Sinai Egypt

MFO Sinai at North Camp and all of Egypt had some cold weather and heavy rains recently. When the clouds cleared, some egrets decided to stop in Bob's front yard for a short visit on their way to wherever...

And the yucca plants in his back yard decided to bloom... I have never seen orange flowers on a yucca. They're really pretty! The gardener better get busy, too... I see a lot of weeds!

This is a shot of what the duplexes in the housing area look like. This isn't a shot of Bob's unit... he has a large hot pink bouganvillea growing up the wall of his front patio.

The walkways and parking at the housing area. Note the Disney-style topiaries! This is the only part of North Camp that has grass or greenery of any kind. The rest of the camp is strictly sand and desert terrain. That's Bob's car on the left... but he's getting a new one soon!

These owls also hang out in a tree in front of Bob's duplex. I think they're called Athenian Owls. They're indigenous to Egypt, and they are all over the place. When I was visiting in November I was sitting on the balcony of our hotel in BUSY downtown Cairo at around midnight one night and one flew by within a couple of feet of me. I guess they can find prey in the city just as easily as they can in the country!

This is a hooded crow, also found all over the place in Egypt. The birds really like that tree in Bob's front yard!