A young man, likely an eagle hunter, sits astride a dark brown horse, holding a golden eagle on his left arm. He smiles directly at the camera. The man is dressed in traditional attire, including a white kalpak (cap), a maroon and brown embroidered jacket with gold patterns, brown trousers, and red-brown boots with spurs. The large golden eagle wears a protective hood over its head and has jesses (leather straps) on its legs, perched calmly on the man's gloved arm. The horse features a black mane and tail, a white blaze on its face, and is equipped with a saddle and a bridle with a distinctive pink headstall. The scene is set in an arid, open landscape in Tong, Kyrgyzstan, characterized by sandy-colored ground, sparse green-brown bushes, and distant mountains under a cloudy, overcast sky. The activity captured is a representation of traditional eagle hunting culture. The time of day appears to be daytime, with diffused natural light. There is no visible text in the image.

Eagle hunter poses with bird on horsebac

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Thu, Apr 23, 2026, 12:18 PM

Tong, Kyrgyzstan

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A young man, likely an eagle hunter, sits astride a dark brown horse, holding a golden eagle on his left arm. He smiles directly at the camera. The man is dressed in traditional attire, including a wh…read more

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