Portrait of a peregrine falcon ... Africa

Portrait of a peregrine falcon ... AfricaPortrait of a peregrine falcon (shahin), belonging to Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting party, resting in the sands near Al Ain. A peregrine falcon perches on a carved wooden wakir (block) staked in the sand. The peregrine faces forwards, its head turned to to the right. A falconer's mangalah (cuff) lies in the sand to the right of the wakir. In the background a camel stands near a large bush in the distance. Due to the nature of these

standing in the doorway of a building

stands in profile and looks into the far left distance

On the far left a young boy

A middle-aged tribesman of the Duru Bedouin with a long thick beard kneels in the sand on the left

In the distance behind them a line of trees and bushes grows on the flat plain

A few of the men row the boat using long wooden oars

Salim bin Kabina's younger brother

A large crowd of people and animals fills the market in a town square

A middle-aged man with a moustache and stubbly beard stands facing towards the left

weaving a sacred blanket

In the distance behind him tufts of qassis (sedge) and other vegetation grow on a flat expanse of sand sitting below a sky dotted with scattered clouds

In the background a camel is couched in the midst of a large flat plain