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Subject: [Leica] Ranthambhore National Park
From: cartersxrd at gmail.com (CartersXRd)
Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2019 15:54:16 -0400
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wonderful set

ric


> On Mar 29, 2019, at 11:31 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG <lug at 
> leica-users.org> wrote:
> 
> I had a very satisfying trip to three wildlife sanctuaries in roughly the
> same overall area in India, but with wildly different characteristics and
> wildlife:
> 
> National Chambal Gharial Wildlife Sanctuary, on the cleanest river in
> India, at the confluence of three big states (MP, Rajasthan and UP), set up
> as the last surviving stronghold for this Critically Endangered fish eating
> Crocodilian, is also home to Mugger Crocodiles, various river birds and
> small mammals.
> 
> Keoladeo Ghana National Park at Bharatpur, Rajasthan, one of the greatest
> bird sanctuaries in the world, and a World Heritage Site.
> 
> Ranthambhore National Park, on the outskirts of Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan -
> one of the strongholds of the Bengal Tiger which marks the westernmost
> point of the tiger's worldwide range, and the best Indian park that I know
> to see and photograph them.
> 
> I am starting with a page of studies of young males at Ranthambhore, part
> of a new generation of tigers that are taking over the park. All of them
> are around 3 years old, are semi independent from their mothers, and will
> become fully independent this monsoon.
> 
> The first series of studies is of the moods of a gorgeous hunk called Jai,
> son of T8, Ladali - we saw him on two occasions. He was very skittish the
> first time, and very calm and tolerant the second time around! He must be
> one of the most handsome, and biggest, males I have seen at that age.
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/2019/Ranthambhore/Ranthambhore-20190316-1708.jpg.html
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/2019/Ranthambhore/Ranthambhore-20190316-1673.jpg.html
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/2019/Ranthambhore/Ranthambhore-20190316-1638.jpg.html
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/2019/Ranthambhore/untitled-20190320-3209-Edit.jpg.html
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/2019/Ranthambhore/untitled-20190320-3238.jpg.html
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/2019/Ranthambhore/untitled-20190320-3230.jpg.html
> 
> The second set is of T111 and T112, sons of T19, Krishna, in and around the
> Adhidagar Waterhole
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/2019/Ranthambhore/Ranthambhore-20190317-1867.jpg.html
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/2019/Ranthambhore/Ranthambhore-20190317-209.jpg.html
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/2019/Ranthambhore/Ranthambhore-20190317-131.jpg.html
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/2019/Ranthambhore/Ranthambhore-20190317-185.jpg.html
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/2019/Ranthambhore/Ranthambhore-20190318-581.jpg.html
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/2019/Ranthambhore/Ranthambhore-20190318-640.jpg.html
> 
> Please see LARGE
> 
> Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome!
> 
> Cheers
> Jayanand
> 
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