RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles. Soaring through the air at 200mph, the eagles race to reach their keeper, in order to win first place in an annual festival, which celebrates the heritage of the Kazakh people. The Golden Eagle festival is held every October in Bayan-Olgii, a province in western Mongolia. Belgian photographer and software developer Stefan Cruysberghs captured the photographs when he travelled to the region to witness the occasion first-hand.
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A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
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A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
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A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .