Portrait of a peregrine falcon ... Frame:gold

Portrait of a peregrine falcon ... Frame:goldPortrait of a peregrine falcon (shahin) killing its prey, a MacQueen's Bustard (houbara), in the sands surrounding Al Ain. A peregrine falcon, belonging to Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting party, wrestles with its quarry, a MacQueen's Bustard. On the left the peregrine stands with its wings spread wide and its talons clasped on the head or neck of the bustard. The bustard lies in the sand with its wings crushed beneath its body, and its

There is a very good view of the metal 'umbrella' at the top of the chorten

People walk along the shore

turquoise and jade

Nomad pilgrims walking away from the Potala in the foreground

He is pictured wearing traditional dress of kimono with mon (family emblem) and is carrying a katana (long sword)

A man climbs a rope up the face of the tower towards an opening above him

Portrait of a boy standing on the prow of a canoe

Further along

dressed in ceremonial robes and wearing a crown

At Laduma's kraal

Thangka behind him

wearing beaded necklaces and a hat decorated with many rows of shells