Published: October 12th 2007
October 12th 2007
October 12th 2007
There's not much to be said about the Eagle Festival except that it was undoubtedly the best festival in the history of the universe and two of the best days of my time in Mongolia. Awesome, awesome, awesome. What follows is a brief outline of it's coolness. We all woke up bright and early in Ulgii in anticipation of the festival. I think I was more keen than the others. Sam and John both s... Read Full Entry
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Boy With His Falcon
This poor little guy (the bird) was randomly attacked later in the festival by a big bad eagle. He was rescued, unhurt, by his owner. He was keen to fight though, despite being a third the size of the eagle.
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Date: 12th October 2007
thank you
You're an inspiration :-) I have been having such a terrible time at work and this is just what I needed to remind me that it's not important, so thank you. Your photos are stunning. You eagle hunter looks like the Kyoshi of eagle hunters! And the photo of the fancy camels cracked me up. Love, XX Krista.
From Blog: Into The West - Part Four : The Eagle Festival
thank you
You're an inspiration :-) I have been having such a terrible time at work and this is just what I needed to remind me that it's not important, so thank you. Your photos are stunning. You eagle hunter looks like the Kyoshi of eagle hunters! And the photo of the fancy camels cracked me up. Love, XX Krista.
From Blog: Into The West - Part Four : The Eagle Festival
Date: 22nd October 2007
Amazing
That was a great blog Emily, amazing. I could really imagine what it would have been like to be there. I can feel the excitement! Thanks Emma X
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Amazing
That was a great blog Emily, amazing. I could really imagine what it would have been like to be there. I can feel the excitement! Thanks Emma X
From Blog: Into The West - Part Four : The Eagle Festival
Date: 22nd February 2008
a boy and his eagle
Is it possible to get a dvd of the program?
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a boy and his eagle
Is it possible to get a dvd of the program?
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Date: 15th March 2008
sorry, what program do you mean?
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sorry, what program do you mean?
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yay!
Great pics, and indeed im just a few 100km away! made it into china, but heading south now. what gonna be next? hug
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