Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan - Republic of
HUNTING FALCON PERCHES PRIOR TO COMPETITION IN TALDYKORGAN.
A hunting falcon is shown prior to a national competition of hunters with birds in Taldykorgan, some 270 north of Almaty, January 23, 2004. Hunters with birds from all over Kazakhstan gathered for the two-day competition to revive this ancient nomadic tradition. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov SZH/CVI/JV
