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Eagle Festival

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Competing with flair (best larger)<br /> <br /> Eagle Festival, Olgii, Western Mongolia<br /> <br /> At the Eagle Festival, during the compeition for best eagle, costume and horse, the favorites of the crowds and judges were the competitors that rode fast and held their eagles high with their wings spread (actually riding fast and holding the eagles up causes them to lift their wings to help them balance). This guy was one of the best at this, and his white horse was magnificent.<br /> <br /> Other images of several of the competitors can be seen here: <a href="http://goo.gl/SmHPGM">http://goo.gl/SmHPGM</a><br /> <br /> 29/06/15 <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
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Competing with flair (best larger)

Eagle Festival, Olgii, Western Mongolia

At the Eagle Festival, during the compeition for best eagle, costume and horse, the favorites of the crowds and judges were the competitors that rode fast and held their eagles high with their wings spread (actually riding fast and holding the eagles up causes them to lift their wings to help them balance). This guy was one of the best at this, and his white horse was magnificent.

Other images of several of the competitors can be seen here: http://goo.gl/SmHPGM

29/06/15 http://www.allenfotowild.com

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  • Father and daughter competitors (best larger)<br /> <br /> Eagle Festival, Olgii, Western Mongolia<br /> <br /> Although this young girl was competing in the competition for best eagel, costume and horse, she is not yet an eagle hunter.
  • Competitor 4, black horse (best larger)<br /> <br /> Eagle Festival, Olgii, Western Mongolia
  • Competitor 5, dark brown horse (best larger)<br /> <br /> Eagle Festival, Olgii, Western Mongolia
  • Gorgeous horse with two tone tail and mane, Eagle Festival, Olgii, Western Mongolia
  • Competitor on a white horse, eagle held high, Eagle Festival, Olgii, Western Mongolia
  • Competitor on a brown horse, with fox tail hanging from the saddle, Eagle Festival, Olgii, Western Mongolia
  • Competitor riding a smiling brown horse, Eagle Festival, Olgii, Western Mongolia
  • Competitor on a light brown horse Eagle Festival, Olgii, Western Mongolia
  • Golden eagle homing in on the lure 1, Eagle Festival, Olgii, Western Mongolia
  • Golden eagle homing in on the lure 2, Eagle Festival, Olgii, Western Mongolia
  • Golden eagle homing in on the lure 3, Eagle Festival, Olgii, Western Mongolia
  • Competitor galloping with his golden eagle, Eagle Festival, Olgii, Western Mongolia<br /> <br /> You can tell the difference between this and the 'return to owner' competition because the eagle is hooded in this one, and unhooded in the other.<br /> <br /> <br /> Best eagle, costume and horse harness competition.
  • Competitor riding fast with golden eagle and fox skin, Eagle Festival, Olgii, Western Mongolia<br /> <br /> Best eagle, costume and horse harness competition.
  • Competing with flair (best larger)<br /> <br /> Eagle Festival, Olgii, Western Mongolia<br /> <br /> At the Eagle Festival, during the compeition for best eagle, costume and horse, the favorites of the crowds and judges were the competitors that rode fast and held their eagles high with their wings spread (actually riding fast and holding the eagles up causes them to lift their wings to help them balance). This guy was one of the best at this, and his white horse was magnificent.<br /> <br /> Other images of several of the competitors can be seen here: <a href="http://goo.gl/SmHPGM">http://goo.gl/SmHPGM</a><br /> <br /> 29/06/15 <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • Eagle just barely hanging on, Eagle Festival, Olgii, Western Mongolia (best larger)<br /> <br /> Several Bactrian camels are in the background.<br /> <br /> Other photos from the best costume, eagle and horse at can be seen here: <a href="http://goo.gl/VxRLk5">http://goo.gl/VxRLk5</a><br /> <br /> <br /> 05/07/15 <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • Luring the eagle to owner's glove (best larger)<br /> <br /> The next competition at the Eagle Festival was one of the most exciting from the point of view of the action and the challenges to the photographer. <br /> <br /> The eagle hunter's golden eagle is taken to the top of a hill behind the competition field and the eagle hunter waits below on his horse, holding a rabbit leg or a piece of fox meat. When the eagle's hood is removed and it is released, the hunter calls the eagle to him by waving the meat in the air and galloping his horse across the field. The time taken from release to the eagle landing on the hunter's glove is recorded and the winner is the one with the fastest time.<br /> <br /> Things do not always go according to plan. Sometimes the eagle misses the bait and has to try again, sometimes it lands on the ground and just sits there, and occasionally it just flies away to do its own thing. The photographic challenge is to anticipate when and where the eagle will get close enough to the hunter to catch the moments of capture, which can take place anywhere in a large field.<br /> <br /> This photo is a 3 shot collage of a successful capture... by the eagle and the eagle hunter (...and the photographer). Each of the 3 individual shots can be seen here, along with a couple more shots of the best eagle, costume and horse competition (the eagle is hooded in this competition, and unhooded in the 'return to owner' competition): <a href="http://goo.gl/RMcXuQ">http://goo.gl/RMcXuQ</a><br /> <br /> 07/07/15 <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • Homing in on the lure (best larger)<br /> <br /> Another 3 shot collage of the competition where the golden eagle returns to its owner. Eagle Festival, Olgii, Western Mongolia. This guy has some great expressions.<br /> <br /> The individual shots can be seen here, showing more details at larger size: <br /> <br /> 14/07/15 <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • Competitor's golden eagle homing in on the lure #1, Eagle Festival, Olgii, Western Mongolia (best larger)
  • Competitor's golden eagle homing in on the lure #2, Eagle Festival, Olgii, Western Mongolia (best larger)
  • Competitor's golden eagle homing in on the lure #3, Eagle Festival, Olgii, Western Mongolia (best larger)
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