Tiger/Bandipur!

[Praveen Siddannavar]

This is Tigress (Gowri's) Oldest son, he almost looks like a fully grown tiger, yet shy. Was lucky to get few shots before he disappeared in the undergrowth.

Camera - Canon EOS 1D Mark IV, 500mm lens

Av 8
Tv 1/320
ISO 800
Focal length 500mm
20% cropped
Bean Bag Support
Date and Time : 2nd June'12 @ 4:21pm

[Saktipada Panigrahi]

Nice habitat image.Penetrating eyes.Thanks for sharing.SaktiWild

[Suraj Sreedhar]

Nice image & Eye contact.Thanks for Sharing.

[Mrudul Godbole]

Nice display of habitat. Liked the eye contact. Seems like a well grown male. Thanks for sharing.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Good thing is that the eyes are nearly in the clear. If the leaves on its right eye would have be a bit higher then it would have looked even better. Ofcourse leaves on top of both the eyes look good. The looks are engaging. Thanks for sharing.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Murugan Anantharaman]

Handsome fellow he is. I'm sure Gowri would be a proud mother :). Its always pleasing to know that the litter of a tigress has survived into adulthood. I guess this fellow is of marriageable age; in most parts of India during the marriage ceremony there's something which is tied onto the forehead of the groom, the leaves on this fellow's forehead resemble the same :D. Thanks for sharing.