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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What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
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A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
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