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With their wings at full length, these beautiful golden eagles soar through the skies in a glorious training session to hunt their prey. Others sit on the arms of their owners and trainers. Batzaya Choijiljav, 41, from Mongolia has taken these magnificent pictures at the annual traditional Kazakhs festival, October 2015. (Photo by Batzaya Choijiljav/Caters News)

With their wings at full length, these beautiful golden eagles soar through the skies in a glorious training session to hunt their prey. Others sit on the arms of their owners and trainers. Batzaya Choijiljav, 41, from Mongolia has taken these magnificent pictures at the annual traditional Kazakhs festival, October 2015. Here: Generally, young and older men used to participate in the festival but it had started to introduce females, which keeps the younger generation unique to the future. (Photo by Batzaya Choijiljav/Caters News)



Dressed in traditional Indian dress-wear, the trainers line up on their beautiful equine friends as they prepare to send the eagles for their hunt. (Photo by Batzaya Choijiljav/Caters News)

Dressed in traditional Indian dress-wear, the trainers line up on their beautiful equine friends as they prepare to send the eagles for their hunt. (Photo by Batzaya Choijiljav/Caters News)



Also the majestic eagles at work in many different scenarios. (Photo by Batzaya Choijiljav/Caters News)

Also the majestic eagles at work in many different scenarios. (Photo by Batzaya Choijiljav/Caters News)



The photographs of the festival are so spectacular thanks to the stunning mountain views. (Photo by Batzaya Choijiljav/Caters News)

The photographs of the festival are so spectacular thanks to the stunning mountain views. (Photo by Batzaya Choijiljav/Caters News)



The staggering poses the horses are captured in, express their professionalism to the hunt, to race into the wind to allow the trainer release the bird of prey. (Photo by Batzaya Choijiljav/Caters News)

The staggering poses the horses are captured in, express their professionalism to the hunt, to race into the wind to allow the trainer release the bird of prey. (Photo by Batzaya Choijiljav/Caters News)



Soaring through the skies with their wings at full length, these beautiful golden eagles fly through the skies in a glorious training session to hunt their prey. (Photo by Batzaya Choijiljav/Caters News)

Soaring through the skies with their wings at full length, these beautiful golden eagles fly through the skies in a glorious training session to hunt their prey. (Photo by Batzaya Choijiljav/Caters News)



Batzaya Choijiljav, 41, from Mongolia snapped these magnificent pictures of the in-flight eagles at the annual traditional Kazakhs' festival in October 2015. (Photo by Batzaya Choijiljav/Caters News)

Batzaya Choijiljav, 41, from Mongolia snapped these magnificent pictures of the in-flight eagles at the annual traditional Kazakhs' festival in October 2015. (Photo by Batzaya Choijiljav/Caters News)



He said: "The photos were taken during the 17th Golden Eagle Festival in the Bayan-Ulgii province in Altai Mountains of Western Mongolia and the festival is just amazing”. (Photo by Batzaya Choijiljav/Caters News)

He said: "The photos were taken during the 17th Golden Eagle Festival in the Bayan-Ulgii province in Altai Mountains of Western Mongolia and the festival is just amazing”. (Photo by Batzaya Choijiljav/Caters News)



"The festival was founded in 1999 to preserve Kazakh's unique culture, tradition and to protect golden eagles”. (Photo by Batzaya Choijiljav/Caters News)

"The festival was founded in 1999 to preserve Kazakh's unique culture, tradition and to protect golden eagles”. (Photo by Batzaya Choijiljav/Caters News)



"It is run by the Mongolian Eagle Hunter's Association to celebrate their heritage and compete with each other to catch animals with specially trained eagles”. (Photo by Batzaya Choijiljav/Caters News)

"It is run by the Mongolian Eagle Hunter's Association to celebrate their heritage and compete with each other to catch animals with specially trained eagles”. (Photo by Batzaya Choijiljav/Caters News)



"It just makes everything so much more interesting; and I desire to introduce my country and way of life". (Photo by Batzaya Choijiljav/Caters News)

"It just makes everything so much more interesting; and I desire to introduce my country and way of life". (Photo by Batzaya Choijiljav/Caters News)



"It is so unique because the culture to hunt with trained birds". (Photo by Batzaya Choijiljav/Caters News)

"It is so unique because the culture to hunt with trained birds". (Photo by Batzaya Choijiljav/Caters News)
06 Nov 2015 08:04:00