Sea Eagle Aloft
Near Almaty, Kazakhstan 2016
We drove to a sort of ‘sea-world’ for birds of prey in the foothills of the mountains surrounding Almaty. The man in the photo above was the owner and trainer. Although, he does not appear to be Kazakh, he is. His German ancestors having settled in Kazakhstan in the days of the Tsars.
He referred to this eagle as a sea eagle and he was very cautious with it. Unlike the golden eagle, the sea eagle is nearly impossible to train.