Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/05/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]wow ric On May 8, 2013, at 12:30 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> wrote: > Some photographs of a tigress called T39 or Noor. She has a very > frisky 14 month old male cub called Sultan, but we could not figure > out where he was hiding, despite fairly extensive searching. We also > tried tracking him down on a few other drives into this area but came > up short - his pug marks were all over the place, but no cub. Anyway, > here are just a few studies of T39, the mother. We were the first > vehicle to find her, so we had the prime position about 10-15 feet > away initially, and had also turned the vehicle to face the direction > in which she was likely to move, so we were again pretty well > positioned when she did move, by which time there were a dozen > vehicles, at least, around. A total feather in the cap for the guide, > Ashlesh and the driver, Mohan, and it just underlines the importance > of having people who understand animal behaviour inside out with you > on safari: > > Close Up: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/2013/Ranthambhore_20130417_0264.jpg.html > > Movement: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/2013/Ranthambhore_20130417_0540.jpg.html > > Coming Out Of The Grass: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/2013/Ranthambhore_20130417_0540.jpg.html > > Peer Upwards: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/2013/Ranthambhore_20130417_0572.jpg.html > > Please see LARGE > > Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome > > Cheers > Jayanand > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information