[Leica] Bandhavgarh - Jhurjhura Female

[john.nebel at csdco.com (John Nebel)]

Jayanand,

These are magnificent beasts; your admirable photos of them are photos to 
look 
at again.

John


Jayanand Govindaraj wrote:
> The last of my tiger photographs, this series unfolded on the last drive of
> the trip, when Howard & I were together. We were actually on our way back 
> to
> the hotel when the Jhurjhura female came out of the woods right in front of
> us. This was a surprise to say the least, because she had given birth a
> short while ago, and sightings had become sporadic and rare:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Bandhavgarh/Bandhavgarh_20100321_0627.jpg.html
> 
> She moved back into the forest, and walked purposefully on:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Bandhavgarh/Bandhavgarh_20100321_0631.jpg.html
> 
> At this time, we had to make a decision, whether to try and intercept her,
> or go back to the hotel. As we had a fair amount of time, we decided to
> press on and try and intercept her. For the first time in Bandhavgarh, I 
> saw
> some great tracking by our driver, Kunwar the Ferrari driver, who judged 
> the
> intercept to perfection:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Bandhavgarh/Bandhavgarh_20100321_0633.jpg.html
> 
> She took her bearings for a minute, and set off for Rajbehra dam, a small
> check dam on Rajbehra meadow:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Bandhavgarh/Bandhavgarh_20100321_0638.jpg.html
> 
> She reached the dam, and slipped into the water:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Bandhavgarh/Bandhavgarh_20100321_0665.jpg.html
> 
> Bliss!:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Bandhavgarh/Bandhavgarh_20100321_0702.jpg.html
> 
> She then clambered onto the low dam and sauntered off:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Bandhavgarh/Bandhavgarh_20100321_0739.jpg.html
> 
> All in all, a fine and fitting end to a lovely trip.
> 
> Comments & criticism, as always, welcome!
> 
> Cheers
> Jayanand
> 
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