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Watching at the edge of Dunes

Arabian gazelle, They are very shy animals and difficult to be captured in photos. Once they saw you they will jump and run fast, you will be lucky if you get t...
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Arabian gazelle, They are very shy animals and difficult to be captured in photos. Once they saw you they will jump and run fast, you will be lucky if you get them before they noticed that you were there.
I got this because I go to the desert early at 4:00 AM before the sun comes out and I am in camouflage. I position myself opposite of the dunes where they are going just like an ambusher to get a nice photo of them. Which I was able to take the shot before he jump and run away. They usually search for food and water at night. In Dubai, there are wildlife reserve areas where endemic and migrant birds can be seen along with this Arabian Gazelles, they usually go to the deeper desert sand dunes or under the small trees near the man made lakes. After the night of roaming into the lakes they go back to the desert to avoid people along the lake area.
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