17th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest People
A Hunter and His Eagle
At the top of a mountain, a Kazakh eagle hunter on horseback removes the hood from his golden eagle. According to legend, Chinggis Khan (known as Genghis in the West) was an eagle hunter and as a child, climbed the cliffside of a mountain to steal an egg so that he could raise and train his own bird. Modern Kazakh hunters will train a single bird for years to develop the partnership.
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 10.2019 |
Date Uploaded: | 11.2019 |
Photo Location: | Tolbo, Mongolia |
Camera: | ILCE-7M2 |
Copyright: | © John Dwyer |