Little harsh hunters with golden eagles

Little harsh hunters with golden eagles

Categories: Children | Positive

24-year-old photographer and travel writer from Israel Asher Svidensky, who recently visited Mongolia, made stunning shots of Kazakh children who, at the age of 13, begin to learn how to hunt hares and foxes with the help of huge birds.

Little harsh hunters with golden eagles

Little harsh hunters with golden eagles

1. 13-year-old Irka is sick on his horse. Kazakhs in the mountains in Mongolia are one of the few peoples hunting with golden eagles. (Photo: Asher Svidensky / Caters News)

Little harsh hunters with golden eagles

2. 13-year-old Ashol Pan with her eagle in the mountains of Mongolia. During his trip, the photographer accidentally met the 13-year-old daughter of an experienced hunter, who, in his opinion, is the only girl studying a rare craft. (Photo: Asher Svidensky / Caters News)

Little harsh hunters with golden eagles

3. 13-year-old Ashol Pan with her eagle in the mountains of Mongolia. (Photo: Asher Svidensky / Caters News)

Little harsh hunters with golden eagles

4. "I was amazed by the lightness and grace of her movements when she picked up an eagle for the first time in her life. She fearlessly wears it on her hand and gently strokes it, saying something," says Svidensky. (Photo: Asher Svidensky / Caters News)

Little harsh hunters with golden eagles

5. 13-year-old Ashol Pan with her eagle in the mountains of Mongolia. An adult golden eagle can reach a weight of seven kilograms with a wingspan of more than two meters. (Photo: Asher Svidensky / Caters News)

Little harsh hunters with golden eagles

6. According to the photographer, not yet very developed hands of children hardly hold heavy golden eagles. (Photo: Asher Svidensky / Caters News)

Little harsh hunters with golden eagles

7. 13-year-old Ashol Pan with her eagle in the mountains of Mongolia. (Photo: Asher Svidensky / Caters News)

Little harsh hunters with golden eagles

8. 13-year-old Irka is sick with his eagle. (Photo: Asher Svidensky / Caters News)

Little harsh hunters with golden eagles

9. 13-year-old Ashol Pan with her eagle in the mountains of Mongolia. (Photo: Asher Svidensky / Caters News)

Little harsh hunters with golden eagles

10. 13-year-old Irka is sick with his eagle. After the hunters see the fox, they rush to her on horseback to drive her out into the open. Well, then they release the golden eagle. (Photo: Asher Svidensky / Caters News)

Little harsh hunters with golden eagles

11. After a few years of service, the golden eagle is released into the wild, leaving a parting gift for him on the top of the mountain — a dead sheep. (Photo: Asher Svidensky / Caters News)

Little harsh hunters with golden eagles

12. Asher Svidensky is a photographer and the author of these wonderful pictures. (Photo: Asher Svidensky / Caters News)

Keywords: Mongolia | Hunting | Birds | Photographer

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