Today I held an eagle! Never done that before ... we had the opportunity to go to a traditional eagle festival just outside of Ulaanbaatar near the Nukt Hotel. Here is a blurb from a tourism website which explains the events at the festival:
"Feb 17 Eagle Festival
The opening ceremony commences, as the participants join the parade on horse ride with their eagles. Then festival begins with each Kazakh displaying his hunting outfit and accessories. The Golden eagles will be released from a cliff and their owner will stand below and signal for them to land upon their arm, as they do during hunting. Then eagles will be released from a cliff to attack fox skins that will be dragged by their owner on horseback."
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very cool! I love all the pictures! Your experiences have been SO varied there! Love it!
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