[Leica] Bandhavgarh Part 2

[Don Dory]

I was struck by the shot of the other tourist using a cell phone.  Visiting
a park is not an inexpensive option yet you won't borrow/rent a more
capable outfit?  Reminds me of long ago people taking arena shots at the
Olympics with disposable cameras using their built in flash.

In any case it was a pleasant view of a tiger being a tiger.  I also
appreciate your handling of the guides to provide a more balanced view of
the wildlife.

On Mon, Jan 1, 2024 at 12:26 AM Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG <
lug at leica-users.org> wrote:

>  *Wishing all members of LUG, PSM and MNS a happy, fruitful and productive
> 2024.*
>
> Bandhavgarh is arguably the most tiger focused national park in India, the
> guides and drivers generally have to be told, quite firmly, to stop for
> other flora and fauna as well.
>
> So, between tigers here is a short interlude:
>
> Gaur:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Tigerland/Bgarh+Main/Bgarh23/Bandhavgarh-20231208-037-Edit.jpg.html
>
> Langur:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Tigerland/Bgarh+Main/Bgarh23/Bandhavgarh-20231208-1049-Enhanced-NR.jpg.html
>
> Lesser Adjutant Stork:
>
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Tigerland/Bgarh+Main/Bgarh23/Bandhavgarh-20231208-1131-Enhanced-NR-Edit.jpg.html
>
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Tigerland/Bgarh+Main/Bgarh23/Bandhavgarh-20231208-1155-Enhanced-NR-Edit.jpg.html
>
> In the preceding mail, I had shared photographs of a female tigress called
> Katiba. Not very long after we lost track of her, while we were still in
> Khitauli zone, the alarm calls started ringing out again, and we saw a
> handsome male tiger moving through the forest. Deducting that he was making
> for a waterhole nearby, we went and took a pole position there. Sure
> enough, shortly afterward, he broke cover and started loping down a slope
> to the water:
>
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Tigerland/Bgarh+Main/Bgarh23/Bandhavgarh-20231209-670-Edit.jpg.html
>
> Once there, he looked at the water for a few seconds:
>
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Tigerland/Bgarh+Main/Bgarh23/Bandhavgarh-20231209-686-Edit.jpg.html
>
> Then he started drinking, and continued for a long time:
>
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Tigerland/Bgarh+Main/Bgarh23/Bandhavgarh-20231209-836-Edit_001.jpg.html
>
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Tigerland/Bgarh+Main/Bgarh23/Bandhavgarh-20231209-1282-NEF_DxO_DeepPRIMEXD-Edit.jpg.html
>
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Tigerland/Bgarh+Main/Bgarh23/Bandhavgarh-20231209-1314-Enhanced-NR-Edit.jpg.html
>
> As he finished, I took an environmental portrait:
>
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Tigerland/Bgarh+Main/Bgarh23/Bandhavgarh-20231209-905-Edit.jpg.html
>
> He then spent a few minutes cooling off in the pond:
>
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Tigerland/Bgarh+Main/Bgarh23/Bandhavgarh-20231209-1471-NEF_DxO_DeepPRIMEXD-Edit.jpg.html
>
> After which he left the waterbody on the far side:
>
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Tigerland/Bgarh+Main/Bgarh23/Bandhavgarh-20231209-1613-Edit.jpg.html
>
> Lastly, he marked a tree, and then disappeared into the thicket:
>
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Tigerland/Bgarh+Main/Bgarh23/Bandhavgarh-20231209-1643-Edit.jpg.html
>
> Finally here are two random offerings to close out the trip. The first one
> is a fellow tourist capturing memories of Katiba:
>
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Tigerland/Bgarh+Main/Bgarh23/Bandhavgarh-20231209-511-NEF_DxO_DeepPRIMEXD-Edit.jpg.html
>
> Lastly, here is a seven shot panorama of a misty morning in Bandhavgarh.
> These open grasslands were once villages and the cultivated lands that
> surrounded them - these have been relocated outside the national park some
> time ago, but not very successfully, as there is a lot of resentment still
> simmering among these villagers about being robbed of their hereditary
> lands:
>
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Tigerland/Bgarh+Main/Bgarh23/Bandhavgarh-20231208-006-Enhanced-NR-EditCropped.jpg.html
>
> Please see LARGE.
>
> Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome.
>
> Cheers
> Jayanand
>
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Don
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