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.
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
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THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
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A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
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A mum-of-two has revealed how her childhood friend of 20 years attacked her with a cosh and broke her nose in a vicious attack .
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Standing on the edge of a never-ending black hole, this is one leap you wouldn't want to make .