Portrait of a trained peregrine ... Type:stretched canvasPortrait of a trained peregrine falcon belonging to Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting party with its prey, a hare, in the Al Khatam sands near Al Ain. A peregrine falcon stands on the head of a desert hare in a patch of disturbed sand. One of the falcon's talons stands on the hare's ear, the other on its neck. The rabbit lies on the left, its legs stretched out across the sand. This image was taken between December 20, 1948, and January 27,
The nearest dhow
one Wilfred Thesiger's travelling companions
a Bani Yas settlement in the desert sands of Liwa oasis
Blood pools in the rocks beneath the donkey
The bustard lies on its back in the sand
He wears a ghutra wrapped around his head and a light thobe
View of a settlement near the village of Sawda
These knitted socks are worn in the sands during the winter and the summer in order to insulate the feet against very cold or very hot sand
At the centre the cliffs slope down to a plain dotted with sparse vegetation in the far distance
Behind them a stone building with a long rectangular walled courtyard sits in the distance
View of one of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions leading three camels in the Al Khatam sands south of Al Ain
In the foreground members of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party
