[Leica] Ranthambhore

[Howard Ritter]

+1. Glorious!

—howard

> On Apr5, 2019, at 1117, Sonny Carter via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
> 
> Ranthambhore-20190319-2772.jpg   May be my favorite shot ever from you.
> 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Sonny
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> Natchitoches, Louisiana
> 1714
> Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase
> 
> USA
> 
> On Fri, Apr 5, 2019 at 2:22 AM Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG
> <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
>> 
>> I thought for this post I would just detail a typical day after locating a
>> tigress - this whole runaround would have taken around 4-5 hours.
>> 
>> Typically, the tigress, in this case T107 is flopped out, resting. She is
>> the daughter of one of the matriarchs of the park, Noor (T39, whom we will
>> meet later), and had pushed Mummy out and taken over a part of her
>> territory, her sister had taken over the other part.
>> 
>> As we approach she first gives a cursory look, and then a closer look:
>> 
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/2019/Ranthambhore/Ranthambhore-20190318-674.jpg.html
>> 
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/2019/Ranthambhore/Ranthambhore-20190318-2172.jpg.html
>> 
>> When she decides to get up, an hour or two later, she first starts with a
>> good yawn:
>> 
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/2019/Ranthambhore/Ranthambhore-20190318-2234.jpg.html
>> 
>> Then has a good long stretch:
>> 
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/2019/Ranthambhore/Ranthambhore-20190318-753.jpg.html
>> 
>> Then she goes to a neighbouring tree and marks her territory:
>> 
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/2019/Ranthambhore/Ranthambhore-20190319-974.jpg.html
>> 
>> Finally, she is ready to get going!
>> 
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/2019/Ranthambhore/Ranthambhore-20190319-982.jpg.html
>> 
>> At the next marking tree, she inhales the scents lefty by other animals
>> (pheromones) into the Jacobson's Organ on the back roof of the mouth for
>> decoding. After thoroughly satisfying herself, she will mark again,
>> refreshing her own unique calling card!
>> 
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/2019/Ranthambhore/Ranthambhore-20190319-1120.jpg.html
>> 
>> The walk takes her through typical Ranthambhore terrain of Dhok or Dhonk
>> forests, the dry twisted leafless trees that always remind me of William
>> Blake's description of the tigers habitat as "Forests of the Night".
>> 
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/2019/Ranthambhore/Ranthambhore-20190319-997.jpg.html
>> 
>> Finally she disappears to a roadside waterhole for a refreshing drink, and
>> then disappears:
>> 
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/2019/Ranthambhore/Ranthambhore-20190319-2772.jpg.html
>> 
>> In the meantime, a little further on, we run into Noor, her mother, who
>> soon disappears into a river bed. Our guide and driver, though, know
>> exactly where she would pop out, close to an anicut (check dam), and
>> position us on higher ground. Suddenly, she is there, still walking on the
>> river bed:
>> 
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/2019/Ranthambhore/Ranthambhore-20190319-1218.jpg.html
>> 
>> She then approaches the anicut, in the low rays of the setting sun:
>> 
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/2019/Ranthambhore/Ranthambhore-20190319-1212.jpg.html
>> 
>> Soon, she goes over the anicut, and as we cannot follow, the game is over
>> for the day!
>> 
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/2019/Ranthambhore/Ranthambhore-20190319-2892.jpg.html
>> 
>> Noor is taking a risk coming here, because if her daughter catches sight or
>> smell of her, she would be chased out!
>> 
>> Please see LARGE
>> 
>> Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome
>> 
>> Cheers
>> Jayanand
>> 
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