Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/04/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Luis, Thanks for looking. The cat protected in Spain is the Iberian Lynx. The Jungle Cat of our forests looks very much like a large domestic cat. They are common but relatively difficult to see and photograph - I have photographed them a few times in the past, but never as clear and close as this time. http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album408/Jungle_Cat.jpg.html http://www.flickr.com/photos/jayanand/2362853321/in/set-72157604253194288/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/jayanand/2363683908/in/set-72157604253194288/ Cheers Jayanand On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 1:14 AM, Lluis Ripoll Querol < lluisripollquerol at gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Jayanand > > I find this one really great > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Bandhavgarh/Bandhavgarh_20100316_0016.jpg.html > > and this one was very interesting for me, I don't know if your "Jungle Cat" > is equivalent to the "Lince Iberico", also a certain "jungles cats", in > Spain they are protected: > > > http://images.google.es/images?client=safari&rls=en&q=lince+iberico&oe=UTF-8&redir_esc=&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=qjG-S8WgJ938sQb76ZnCBQ&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CBgQsAQwAA > > Thanks for showing > > Cheers > Lluis > > > El 07/04/2010, a las 14:11, Jayanand Govindaraj escribi?: > > Bandhavgarh was all about tigers - we had 10 drives in all, and saw tigers >> on each drive, but only a few were photographic opportunities. In fact, on >> one drive, I saw 6 tigers/cubs, but did not photograph even one, as they >> were deep in the forest. It is not surprising that sightings of tigers are >> relatively easy here, as it has the highest density of any reserve in >> India. >> >> The first drive - the Sidhibaba female - she had 2 cubs which Howard >> captured, thanks to the superior low light capability of the Nikon D700. >> This was the limit of the D300: >> >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Bandhavgarh/Bandhavgarh_20100316_0016.jpg.html >> >> Climber's Point - so called because the area is full of vines, and the >> resident tigress: >> >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Bandhavgarh/Bandhavgarh_20100317_0041.jpg.html >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Bandhavgarh/Bandhavgarh_20100317_0049.jpg.html >> >> A rare sighting of a Jungle Cat, and that too close to the road who did >> not >> get spooked: >> >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Bandhavgarh/Bandhavgarh_20100317_0060.jpg.html >> >> A Tiger Show was on the next day - basically elephants locate a tiger, and >> if it is close enough to the jeep routes, tourists are ferried up and down >> to see it. Here, they had located a male, simply called the "New Male". >> Here >> are the tourists on the elephants: >> >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Bandhavgarh/Bandhavgarh_20100322_0140.jpg.html >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Bandhavgarh/Bandhavgarh_20100322_0143.jpg.html >> >> Come evening, and everyone knew where a sighting was likely - actually I >> was >> on the elephant in the morning when the New Male settled down for the >> afternoon. The area was packed, and there was bedlam when he was sighted >> (note the tripod on the ground - a major impediment to quick movement): >> >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Bandhavgarh/Bandhavgarh_20100322_0204.jpg.html >> >> Luckily my driver and guide had expertly parked our jeep, and he broke >> cover >> right in front of us: >> >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Bandhavgarh/Bandhavgarh_20100322_0211.jpg.html >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Bandhavgarh/Bandhavgarh_20100322_0213.jpg.html >> >> Criticisms and comments welcome! >> >> Cheers >> Jayanand >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >