The Gallery Tigers of Central India Big catʼs got a big thirst! Central India can get really hot and water bodies are often place to stick around while tracking Tigers. Cubs, like any young ones, are very playful and active. Tiger Cubs from Central India have lots of water bodies to play in. Tigers just love the feel of soft sand against their coat. Sight of tiger relaxing on the soft sand is quite common. Master of stealth, tigers are known to stalk their pray without spooking them. Ensuring success of their strike. Tiger Mating is not a very common sighting, as they prefer to be left alone. Fascinating location these tigers have chosen for their honeymooning. Tiger with a kill is not a very common sighting, they hunt with great stealth and in hiding. This one revealed itself after a successful hunt. A sub-adult tigress showing her displeasure at the surrounding tourists. She just wants to be left alone, this one. Rajbehra, the famous tigress the repopulated bandhavgar Tiger reserve. A curious cat, this one, a sub-adult tiger enjoying the cool soft sand on a rather hot afternoon. Wildscapes Mom! Come back, want to play some more! Giraffe calf does not want to go home yet. Sunset on an African Elephant. An African elephant welcomes the sun. Image taken at masai mara around 630AM Being a Mother. A giraffe feeds her young one. Such a beautiful crimson sky it was that evening. Do giraffes have long necks because they eat from tree OR do they eat from tree because they have no option with those long necks? we have another chicken and egg problem! Image was taken a t10AM with very high WB. In the Wild not always do we get ideal light angle, so itʼs all about improvising with what we have. Foggy morning in the tropical forests along central India. Is there a Tiger lurking in the bushes? An African elephant grazes late into the evening. Thomsonʼs gazelle in African Savanna. Have used the tree as a natural frame in this image. Thomsonʼs gazelle family grazing into the night. Memories with Sandev Baloon Ride Our 2018 Trip Participants Tourists with Malaika the Cheetah Action Lioness from Masai mara. She saw the gazelle calf at a significant distance and gunned for it. The poor calf had no chance in the contest. Lioness from Masai mara. She saw the gazelle calf at a significant distance and gunned for it. The poor calf had no chance in the contest. Lioness from Masai mara. She saw the gazelle calf at a significant distance and gunned for it. The poor calf had no chance in the contest. Lioness from Masai mara. She saw the gazelle calf at a significant distance and gunned for it. The poor calf had no chance in the contest. Lioness from Masai mara. She saw the gazelle calf at a significant distance and gunned for it. The poor calf had no chance in the contest. Cheetah cubs sparring. These wild cats practice the essential hunting/ tagging skills by sparring with siblings. Balancing act. A cheetah cub tagging a sibling in friendly spar. Leopard getting off a tree at sunset. This Leopard was feeding on a kill which was on top of the tree. So with a tummy full she decided to climb down in this fashion. Leopard getting off a tree in Masai mara. Jackal hunting a topi calf in masai mara. This calf was cunningly hunted by two jackals. A topi mother trying to save her young one by head butting the jackals. But in the melee, she accidentally head butted her young one to death. A topi mother trying to save her young one by head butting the jackal thatʼs trying to hunt. Tiger cubs sparring in central India at Bandhavgar tiger reserve. Birds Vulture family in the African savanna. These birds wait in groups near a kill for scavenging. sanderhill crane in Sacramento. Thousands of cranes stop over at Northern California as part of seasonal migration. Gray crowned Crane in the African savanna. Beautiful birds that are found in plenty during November-january time frame in masai mara. Sanderhill cranes are early starters, they take off from their roosting place at the Brink of sunrise to feed in the nearby farms. Mandarin duck matin pair in Sacramento, California. Gray crowned Crane in flight. These birds are mostly on foot feeding on insects during wet season in the African savanna. Lucky to have them gotten in flight. Hawk Eagle portrait, Bandhavgar, india. American white pelican in Mountain View, California, these birds migrate to these shoreline for breeding. American white pelican like cooler weather and when its hot mid day they tend to treat themselves to some cool splash in water. Wood duck portrait. Bee eater. they are very fast in the air. One needs to focus their attention and camera on their landing platform to capture their in flight image. Mandarin ducks are very possessive of their mating pair and can often be seen chasing away other male ducks. Gray crowned Crane mating pair. Wood duck enjoying a cool splash in water. Image from sacremento, california. Mandarin duck portrait. Beautiful ducks these are, found in sacremento, california during winters. Buzzard with a catch in Bandhavgar, India. These birds have a pigeon like head which is characteristic of them. Secretary birds, mostly found in pairs in the African savanna, enjoying the beautiful winter sunset. Cheetah Run Cheetah often tend to scout for their pray atop anthill. Which allows them to stalk their prey without having to risk much. This Cheetah cub thinks he can mimic a leopard. Pre-monsoon rains tend to cleanse the air and get the animals fresh and active like this Cheetah. Big cats develop the essential predator skills by sparring with their siblings. Ready for Round-2? These cheetah cubs develop their predatory skills by sparring with their siblings all day long. Commonners of Savanna Waterbuck is a large antelope found widely in the African savanna. Gazelles are among the highest population of herbivores, widely spread in Africa. Hungry and Opportunistic bunch of scavengers, these Hyenas are waiting to grab their bite Bat eared foxes are extremely shy and very rare to sight. Zebra calf feeding off of its mother in the late evening at sunset. King and Queen of the Jungle Kings Landing, Lions are at the top of the food chain in the African savanna. Competing for their mothersʼ love, these young ones are so much alike their human counterpart. Simba! The king in the making. His majesty overlooking the kingdom. Look that can send chills down the spine. Lioness in her angry killing mode. Serval Cat Being small and vulnerable, serval cats are not at the top of the food chain in the savanna. They often hide amidst the tall grass or the thick bushes. Serval cats feed on smaller reptiles and rodents. Here is a serval cat with a Lizard kill. Elegant and beautiful cats, have depleted in numbers and are quite rare in Northern Africa. Serval Cat learning new tricks. Elegant and slender, these cats are about 25inches tall and weigh about 35lbs. Leopard Run
