epa06327071 Kyrgyz bird hunter Aytbek Sulaymanbekov trains with a golden eagle in the village of Turasuu, Issyk-Kul area (270 km from Bishkek), Kyrgyzstan, 11 November 2017 (issued 13 November). Aytbek learnt bird hunting from the age of ten. He owns a golden eagle and a young falcon. Aytbek is a berkutchy (eagle hunter) in the fourth generation. Eagle and falcon hunting is an old Kyrgyz tradition. With their birds, Kyrgyz berkutchy hunt in the mountains and participate in the hunting festival 'Salburun'. EPA/IGOR KOVALENKO