[Leica] Ranthambhore

[Jayanand Govindaraj]

Douglas,
Thanks for looking. That cub must be 16-17 months old - they can leave
their mother any time after they are 20 months old, so they are really
juveniles, I suppose. In fact we actually travel only on an open jeep, with
no sides and roof, like these:
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/People/parks/Ranthambhore_20120406_1296.jpg.html

As I keep saying, big cats are far more trustworthy and dependable in their
behaviour patterns than humans, so we should really be careful only when we
are in the urban jungle!

Cheers
Jayanand

On Wed, Nov 8, 2017 at 6:02 PM, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote:

> Some really great shots, Jayanand. I like all of them, but really do like
> the shot of the cub (that's a bloody big cub!) in the waterhole. You really
> do get close and personally I don't how you do it without an armoured car!
> The cormorant and frog shot is a great moment too.
> Douglas
>
>
> On 07/11/2017 07:38, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote:
>
>> I have just come back from Ranthambhore, visiting after a period of over 4
>> years. Many of the tigers and tigresses of the tourist zone have given way
>> to their children, and I was looking forward to seeing the new crop, many
>> of whom I had photographed as cubs. The park has also started a full day
>> pass system, which entitles you to stay inside from dawn to dusk, but more
>> importantly, it is also zone free, meaning that a holder can wander
>> anywhere in the tourist zone, effectively weaning the holder from the
>> vagaries and pressures of both time and geography!
>>
>> They have had an awful monsoon this year, and the Dhonk Forest is already
>> drying out appreciably, and the lakes are only half full. Next March-April
>> should be a great time to go there for photography!
>>
>> I start with a photograph I like a lot, of one of Noor's (T39) current
>> crop
>> of three female 16 yo cubs enjoying the water after an invigorating meal
>> of
>> Sambhar deer.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/
>> RNP/Ranthambhore-20171103-1890.jpg.html
>>
>> Next are a few photographs of Arrowhead, the current "Queen of the Lakes",
>> the dominant female of a large part of the Tourist Zone, collated over two
>> separate sightings on the same day:
>>
>> Arrowhead:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/
>> RNP/Ranthambhore-20171101-1043.jpg.html
>>
>> Waking Up:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/
>> RNP/Ranthambhore-20171101-134.jpg.html
>>
>> Strider:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/
>> RNP/Ranthambhore-20171101-201.jpg.html
>>
>> Monarch:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/
>> RNP/Ranthambhore-20171101-736.jpg.html
>>
>> Eye Contact 1:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/
>> RNP/Ranthambhore-20171101-789.jpg.html
>>
>> Eye Contact 2:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/
>> RNP/Ranthambhore-20171101-1021.jpg.html
>>
>> Environmental Portrait:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/
>> RNP/Ranthambhore-20171101-1098.jpg.html
>>
>> This row of Hanuman Langurs caught my eye as I was leaving the park:
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/
>> RNP/Ranthambhore-20171101-1121.jpg.html
>>
>> Lastly, a few birds:
>>
>> Juvenile Crested Serpent Eagle:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/
>> RNP/Ranthambhore-20171101-019.jpg.html
>>
>> Indian Cormorant, with lunch:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/
>> RNP/Ranthambhore-20171101-045.jpg.html
>>
>> Black-winged Stilt:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/
>> RNP/Ranthambhore-20171103-2234.jpg.html
>>
>> Please see LARGE
>>
>> Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome!
>>
>> Cheers
>> Jayanand
>>
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