Portrait of a peregrine falcon ... George Dixon Aked

Portrait of a peregrine falcon ... George Dixon AkedPortrait of a peregrine falcon sitting on a falconer's arm in the Al Ain Buraimi oasis. The peregrine falcon perches on a falconer's arm on a mangalah (cuff) (only the falconer's arm and torso are in the picture). The falcon's body is turned slightly to the left, and its head faces directly forward. In the far background an 'arish hut, made from date palm fronds, sits beside a tree in an expanse of sand. This image was taken between December 20, 1948,

cruciform in shape

In the background two stone buildings border sit behind the square

In the far right distance

At the far end of the yard a man is perched beneath the sail

All the men wear thobes (long shirts) and headscarves (ghutra)

Group portrait of five peregrine falcons belonging to Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting party in the Al Khatam sands near Al Ain

In the foreground two men leading two camels

Below them the dune is bare of all vegetation

View of trees bending in the strong winds of a gale

which is surrounded by high mountain ridges

with a member of Thesiger's party walking in snow formations called névés pénitents in the foreground

View of two rowboats in Dubai Creek at sunset