Life amongst the ruins

It is easy to think of ancient ruins as being frozen in time but they have become a part of a living landscape, as these little critters reminded us.

An Owl peeks out of its hidey hole in a column at Pella (modern Tabaqat Fahl). Photo: Karen Henderson.

A lizard soaks up the sunlight in the ruins of Jarash (ancient Garasa). Photo: Rebecca Banks.