A participant looks on as prepares to help launch his falcon during the first day of the Abu Dhabi Falconry 400m competition in Al Wathba, Abu Dhabi, November 29, 2012. The competition, known as "Al Tilwah" requires the falcons to take off from a starting point and fly the distance of 400m to catch their prey, which is held by a participant guiding the falcon at the finish line by waving a rope with the prey, usually quail, at the end of it. The event runs until December 3. REUTERS/Jumana El Heloueh (UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Tags: SOCIETY ANIMALS)