BioBlitz Lab
I sat outside my housing area today and observed. There was a camel spider that ran out from under my CHU (centralized housing unit.) It was very fast so I was unable to take a picture of it. It appeared to be about the size of my hand and it scared me! While sitting outside a small desert fox walked by sniffing the ground. People often leave food scraps out and the fox will come by and take them. There are many cats that wander around our living area as well. I would estimate I saw about five during my time watching. There was one small tan lizard, which was difficult to see. The only reason I noticed it was because it was moving. Otherwise, it blended in very well with the sand. Upon researching I think the lizard was likely a Blanford's Short-nosed Desert Lizard. This was on another user's iNaturalist page. I'm not 100% sure this is the same lizard because their image looks bigger than the one I saw but they are similar. There is not plant life in my area so I unfortunately was unable to report any. Lastly, I saw little tan or brown birds. These seem to be a persian wheatear.
