Golden Eagle and girl content

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-26969150

brilliant story

wow.

The eagles are not bred in captivity, but taken from nests at a young age. Female eaglets are chosen since they grow to a larger size – a large adult might be as heavy as seven kilos, with a wingspan of over 230cm. After years of service, on a spring morning, a hunter releases his mature eagle a final time, leaving a butchered sheep on the mountain as a farewell present. “That’s how the Kazakh eagle hunters make sure that the eagles go back to nature and have their own strong newborns, for the sake of future generations”, Svidensky says.

I’d seen some more photos of the girl with the eagle elsewhere, one where the eagle’s wing is spread over her head, almost protecting her.
Fantastic photos, and the girl is just adorable, the sheer joy on her face is enough to light an entire room.

This is a beautiful thing.

Very 8)

Edit- Kes, eat your heart out!

I’m moved. Great story, great photography.

Thanks pigface!

amazing. thanks for linking.

^^^^^^^
all that and more, especially the bit about the farewell present.

great story and pictures!!

Edit- Kes, eat your heart out!

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proper bo i tell thee!