Sig Nordal

This is the final colourful shot taken during a group tour to Zakher Lake in Al Ain.
Lake Zakher also known as (Lake Tilapia) a man-made lake in the United Arab Emirates, near the border with Oman. It was created from treated waste water that was released onto land, which pushed up groundwater levels and eventually resulted in the development of a lake.
It is almost sunset, and in the middle of rolling, rust-coloured dunes on the outskirts of Al Ain, a beautiful lake shimmers in the early evening light. Migrant birds call to each other as they rest on the reeds, and in the surrounding dunes lizards, snakes, insects and gerbils make their nocturnal appearance. With Jebel Hafeet looming in the distance it is quite a sight, but the lake’s very existence in such an arid sandscape has made it a subject of mystery for some time.