Portrait of a peregrine falcon ... Frame:naturalPortrait of a peregrine falcon, belonging to Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting party, resting in the Al Khatam sands near Al Ain. A peregrine falcon perches on a carved wooden wakir (block) staked in the sand. The peregrine's body faces directly forward, its wings tucked behind its chest. In the far background a few bushes grow on a slope of soft sand. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage
identifying him as currently undergoing the initiation ceremony
He sits atop a camel
The man stands facing towards the right
View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party in the desert of the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali)
View of an Arab man with two donkeys and locals resting in a street in the city of Abha
The fort is surrounded by a defensive trench
View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party resting in sand dunes during their journey from the Ramlat Unayq
Wilfred Thesiger stands at the centre (third from left) holding a camel stick
The two women standing are wearing burqa (face masks worn by married women)
The man is wearing his dagger (jambiya or khanjar) in a horizontal manner in the style typical of this region
Equipment and supplies lie scattered around them
Wilfred Thesiger's camel sits couched in the sand facing towards the left
