Tour
Kazakhstan Desert Bird Photography Expedition
Outside protected areasby Miksture
A nine-day July photo expedition from Almaty to the Taukum Desert, photographing sandgrouse, larks, shrikes and other desert birds from participants' own hides at artesian waterholes, plus riverine forest at Zhelturanga and the Topar lakes. Camp is a desert tent camp.
Details
- No feeding
- No baiting
- No captive animals
- Led by
- Michael Westerbjerg Andersen
- Route
- Starts and ends in Almaty
- Visits
- Taukum Desert, Topar Lakes, Zhelturanga forest and Sorbulak Lake
- Length
- 9 days
- Group size
- Up to 8 people
- Language
- English
Species
Months
- January, closed
- February, closed
- March, closed
- April, closed
- May, closed
- June, closed
- July, open
- August, closed
- September, closed
- October, closed
- November, closed
- December, closed
Jul
Light and conditions
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Light through the year
Golden hour is when the sun is low, between the horizon and 6° above it: soft, warm light. Times are for the 15th of each month, in Almaty time (with summer time where it applies). In-season months are marked.
| Month | Golden hour | Daylight | Sun at noon | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning golden hour | Evening golden hour | |||
| Jan | 07:27– | 15:57– | 9h 20m9 h 20 min | 26° |
| Feb | 06:55– | 16:43– | 10h 32m10 h 32 min | 34° |
| Mar | 06:10– | 17:20– | 11h 53m11 h 53 min | 45° |
| Apr | 05:15– | 17:56– | 13h 24m13 h 24 min | 57° |
| May | 04:34– | 18:28– | 14h 40m14 h 40 min | 66° |
| Jun | 04:17– | 18:50– | 15h 22m15 h 22 min | 70° |
| JulIn season | 04:31– | 18:48– | 15h 5m15 h 5 min | 68° |
| Aug | 05:02– | 18:16– | 13h 58m13 h 58 min | 61° |
| Sep | 05:36– | 17:25– | 12h 32m12 h 32 min | 50° |
| Oct | 06:10– | 16:31– | 11h 4m11 h 4 min | 38° |
| Nov | 06:50– | 15:45– | 9h 44m9 h 44 min | 28° |
| Dec | 07:23– | 15:31– | 9h9 h | 24° |