21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest People
Berkutchi - a hunter with birds of prey and his golden eagle
This photo was taken in a distant mountain village in Kazakhstan. In the photo is an old golden eagle hunter named Saken. He catches hares and foxes with the help of a trained golden eagle, which he found in a nest when it was a chick.
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 10.2023 |
Date Uploaded: | 11.2023 |
Photo Location: | Almaty region, Kazakhstan |
Camera: | Canon EOS-1D X Mark III |
Copyright: | © Petr Trotsenko |