Ardac lives with his family in the mountains near the Tollways River.
In the province of Bainolgi, in western Mongolia, he is Kazakh, like the majority of the population in the western part of the country.
Like his father before him, he is an eagle hunter, a tradition kept alive for generations.
In the province of Bainolgi, he is an eagle hunter, like the majority of the population in the province of Mongolia.
In the province of Bainolgi, he is an eagle hunter, like the majority of the population in the country.
Like his father before him, he is an eagle hunter, like the majority of the population in the province of Mongolia.
Like his father before him, he is an eagle hunter, like the majority of the population in the province of Mongolia.
Like his father before him, he is an eagle hunter, like the majority of the population in the province of Mongolia.
Like his father before him, he is an eagle hunter, like the majority of the population in the province of Mongolia.
Like his father before him, he is an eagle hunter, like the majority of the population in the province of Mongolia.
Like his father before him, he is an eagle hunter, like the majority of the population in the province of Mongolia.
Like his father before him, he is an eagle hunter, like the majority of the population in the province of Mongolia.
Like his father before him, he is an eagle hunter, like the majority of the population in the province of Mongolia.
Like his father before him, he is an eagle hunter, like the majority of the population in the province of Mongolia.
They are nomadic herders, living mostly of their sheep and goats.
30 kilometers from here, they have another herd, which must be given water from time to time.
Like his father before him, he is an eagle hunter, like the majority of the population in the province of Mongolia.
Like his father before him, he is an eagle hunter, like the majority of the population in the province of Mongolia.
Like his father before him, he is an eagle hunter, like the majority of the population in the province of Mongolia.
Like his father before him, he is an eagle hunter, like the majority of the population in the province of Mongolia.
Like his father before him, he is an eagle hunter, like the majority of the population in the province of Mongolia.
Like his father before him, he is an eagle hunter, like the majority of the population in the province of Mongolia.
Like his father before him, he is an eagle hunter, like the majority of the population in the province of Mongolia.
Like his father before him, he is an eagle hunter, like the majority of the population in the province of Mongolia.
Like his father before him, he is an eagle hunter, like the majority of the population in the province of Mongolia.
Like his father before him, he is an eagle hunter, like the majority of the population in the province of Mongolia.
Like his father before him, he is an eagle hunter, like the majority of the population in the province of Mongolia.
The house is a very important place in the everyday lives of a family.
A place of protection, a place where men can find shelter from the weather before they venture out again.
While the goats and sheep graze around the frozen lake, father and son, with the help of a friend,
break the ice and hope the track arrives soon. A storm is here and getting stronger.
A storm is here and getting stronger.
A storm is here and getting stronger.
A storm is here and getting stronger.
A storm is here and getting stronger.
A storm is here and getting stronger.
A storm is here and getting stronger.
A storm is here and getting stronger.
The fully loaded track of ice drives through the storm. It has 30 kilometers to go until it reaches the place where the other sheep and goats await.
The second old sheep will go back home to warm up and dry himself and wait until the storm passes.
A storm is here and getting stronger.
A storm is here and getting stronger.
A storm clouds leave a thin layer of snow on the ground where the footsteps leave a trace for no one to follow.
The mountains on the early edge of winter are the only ones looking on, quietly as the human goes about his world, listening to the last hours of sun.
A storm is here and getting stronger.
A storm is here and getting stronger.
A storm is here and getting stronger.
A storm is here and getting stronger.
A storm is here and getting stronger.
A storm is here and getting stronger.
A storm is here and getting stronger.
A storm is here and getting stronger.
A storm is here and getting stronger.
A storm is here and getting stronger.
Apparently the Sarlaks want to enjoy the half light, the dusk a little longer and refuse to go back to their shelters.
A storm is here and getting stronger.
A storm is here and getting stronger.
A storm is here and getting stronger.
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It is said that the Eagle Hunting tradition comes from the Khitan people, Manchurian nomads from around 940 after Christ.
Others say, this ancient practice goes back over 4,000 years.
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The frozen lungs of the sheep killed the other day will be warmed up to feed the Eagle in the evening out of Ardak's hand.
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