[Leica] Bandhavgarh

[Ric Carter]

It’s always a pleasure to see the big cats.

Ric



> On Dec 28, 2022, at 11:11 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
> 
> Before going to Varanasi, Neela & I were at Bandhavgarh National Park to
> photograph tigers - guides and drivers there refuse to believe that any
> other wild animals are worth stopping for. We were on three full day
> safaris, which have three advantages:
> 
> - Dawn to dusk access to the park
> 
> - Zone Free, so the whole of the Tourist Zone is accessible
> 
> - Entry 15 minutes before and exit 15 minutes after the normal safari
> vehicles (very important in the morning as fresh pug marks are accessible
> for tracking before a multitude of vehicle obliterate them)
> 
> So without much ado, here is a series of photographs of a tigress called
> Dotty at the Magdhi Zone of the park - her entourage includes two strapping
> cubs, and a very odd extra - a 3-4 year old male tiger, who is allowed to
> hang around with her by the dominant male of the area - we did not see any
> of them, though. We saw Dotty twice, both times in the mornings - a short
> sighting on the first day, when she was grooming herself, saw us and loped
> off into the forest and a long one the next day, very magical, with the
> whole forest enveloped in mist, from which she suddenly metamorphosed in
> front of us.
> 
> *First Sighting*
> 
> Grooming:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Tigerland/Bgarh+Main/Bgarh/Bandhavgarh-20221201-060-NEF_DxO_DeepPRIME-2-Edit.jpg.html
> 
> Getting Up:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Tigerland/Bgarh+Main/Bgarh/Bandhavgarh-20221201-165-NEF_DxO_DeepPRIME-2-Edit.jpg.html
> 
> Licking Her Chops:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Tigerland/Bgarh+Main/Bgarh/Bandhavgarh-20221201-195-NEF_DxO_DeepPRIME-2-Edit.jpg.html
> 
> Into the Forest:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Tigerland/Bgarh+Main/Bgarh/Bandhavgarh-20221201-225-NEF_DxO_DeepPRIME-2-Edit.jpg.html
> 
> *Second Sighting*
> 
> Out of the Mist:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Tigerland/Bgarh+Main/Bgarh/Bandhavgarh-20221202-413-NEF_DxO_DeepPRIME-Edit.jpg.html
> 
> Entering the Frame:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Tigerland/Bgarh+Main/Bgarh/Bandhavgarh-20221202-494-NEF_DxO_DeepPRIME-Edit.jpg.html
> 
> Looking Around:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Tigerland/Bgarh+Main/Bgarh/Bandhavgarh-20221202-687-NEF_DxO_DeepPRIME-Edit.jpg.html
> 
> Smelling the Scent:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Tigerland/Bgarh+Main/Bgarh/Bandhavgarh-20221202-924-NEF_DxO_DeepPRIME-Edit.jpg.html
> 
> Marking Territory:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Tigerland/Bgarh+Main/Bgarh/Bandhavgarh-20221202-1030-NEF_DxO_DeepPRIMEb.jpg.html
> 
> Getting Closer:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Tigerland/Bgarh+Main/Bgarh/Bandhavgarh-20221202-864-NEF_DxO_DeepPRIME-Edit.jpg.html
> 
> Big Mama:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Tigerland/Bgarh+Main/Bgarh/Bandhavgarh-20221202-348-NEF_DxO_DeepPRIME-Edit.jpg.html
> 
> Portrait:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Tigerland/Bgarh+Main/Bgarh/Bandhavgarh-20221202-365-NEF_DxO_DeepPRIME-Edit.jpg.html
> 
> Please see LARGE
> 
> Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome
> 
> Cheers
> Jayanand
> 
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