Euan Myles

Eagle Hunters

Centuries before guns, man teamed up with birds in a peculiar and precarious partnership that has survived in the hands of only a dedicated few in the UK. I was lucky enough to be out with Roy Lupton who gave up a career as a stockbroker in the City to give himself over to a life dedicated to breed, train and hunt with falcons, hawks and eagles. We took two female golden eagles, each with a wingspan of 9ft, deep into a remote part of the Cairngorms. To watch these incredible birds in their natural environment hunt their prey was something that I will never forget.