Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan - Republic of
KAZAKH HUNTER PRACTISES WITH HIS EAGLE BEFORE COMPETITION IN TALDYKORGAN.
Kazakh hunter practises with his eagle 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 two-day competition to revive this ancient nomadic tradition. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov SZH/CVI/JV