Kazakh hunting with eagles

[dale]

http://drugoi.livejournal.com/3112307.html?page=1#comments
***once you get to the page, scroll all the way to the top; there will be good photos.

Best wishes of the season to everyone!

dale

[MAK]

      Awesome pictures!     

[imkakkingmad1]

Wow, Dale - what a fascinating world you took us to there. Wish I could read what I think is Russian?

Happy holidays to you too!

Helen P.

[Bird Crazy]

well the translation wasn't perfect but gives some idea

As golden eagles hunt
05.12.2009, Kazakhstan | Press photographer Reuters has had time to remove the moment when one of the golden eagles who are taken part republican competitions ловчих of birds and their owners-беркутчи "Сонар-2009", instead of pursuing a hare, has risen upwards and has attacked group of the press photographers costing in a floor. One of them managed to evade, second golden eagle has seized claws a back. The press photographer has got off an easy fright and the damaged jacket. Such incidents - not a rarity during hunting ловчих birds.

In Kazakhstan have managed to keep traditions of the ancestors owned art of hunting with ловчей by a bird. Competitions беркутчи (with ловчими birds) spend hunters right at the beginning of winter as soon as in steppe the first snow drops out. In it to year hunting has passed in gorge Chengelsu (area Talgarsky of Almaty area). In total 48 owners of birds have taken part in competitions from 5 areas of Kazakhstan, with 39 golden eagles and 9 falcons.

[imkakkingmad1]

Thanks for the translation, Bird Crazy, especially the part about the photographer with the eagle in his back. Ouch!   

(By the way, love your name!)

Helen P.

[Bird Crazy]

Thanks for the translation, Bird Crazy, especially the part about the photographer with the eagle in his back. Ouch!   

(By the way, love your name!)

Helen P.

You are welcome and Thank you