Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/03/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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