[Leica] Ranthambhore

[jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)]

Jayanand, thank you for sharing these beautiful images of such majestic 
animals.? I was surprised that there is such rivalry between family members.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 4/5/2019 2:21 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG wrote:
> I thought for this post I would just detail a typical day after locating a
> tigress - this whole runaround would have taken around 4-5 hours.
>
> Typically, the tigress, in this case T107 is flopped out, resting. She is
> the daughter of one of the matriarchs of the park, Noor (T39, whom we will
> meet later), and had pushed Mummy out and taken over a part of her
> territory, her sister had taken over the other part.
>
> As we approach she first gives a cursory look, and then a closer look:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/2019/Ranthambhore/Ranthambhore-20190318-674.jpg.html
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/2019/Ranthambhore/Ranthambhore-20190318-2172.jpg.html
>
> When she decides to get up, an hour or two later, she first starts with a
> good yawn:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/2019/Ranthambhore/Ranthambhore-20190318-2234.jpg.html
>
> Then has a good long stretch:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/2019/Ranthambhore/Ranthambhore-20190318-753.jpg.html
>
> Then she goes to a neighbouring tree and marks her territory:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/2019/Ranthambhore/Ranthambhore-20190319-974.jpg.html
>
> Finally, she is ready to get going!
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/2019/Ranthambhore/Ranthambhore-20190319-982.jpg.html
>
> At the next marking tree, she inhales the scents lefty by other animals
> (pheromones) into the Jacobson's Organ on the back roof of the mouth for
> decoding. After thoroughly satisfying herself, she will mark again,
> refreshing her own unique calling card!
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/2019/Ranthambhore/Ranthambhore-20190319-1120.jpg.html
>
> The walk takes her through typical Ranthambhore terrain of Dhok or Dhonk
> forests, the dry twisted leafless trees that always remind me of William
> Blake's description of the tigers habitat as "Forests of the Night".
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/2019/Ranthambhore/Ranthambhore-20190319-997.jpg.html
>
> Finally she disappears to a roadside waterhole for a refreshing drink, and
> then disappears:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/2019/Ranthambhore/Ranthambhore-20190319-2772.jpg.html
>
> In the meantime, a little further on, we run into Noor, her mother, who
> soon disappears into a river bed. Our guide and driver, though, know
> exactly where she would pop out, close to an anicut (check dam), and
> position us on higher ground. Suddenly, she is there, still walking on the
> river bed:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/2019/Ranthambhore/Ranthambhore-20190319-1218.jpg.html
>
> She then approaches the anicut, in the low rays of the setting sun:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/2019/Ranthambhore/Ranthambhore-20190319-1212.jpg.html
>
> Soon, she goes over the anicut, and as we cannot follow, the game is over
> for the day!
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/2019/Ranthambhore/Ranthambhore-20190319-2892.jpg.html
>
> Noor is taking a risk coming here, because if her daughter catches sight or
> smell of her, she would be chased out!
>
> Please see LARGE
>
> Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome
>
> Cheers
> Jayanand
>
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