Jackal- A Ghostly presence in the early morning light

[Shyamala Kumar]

It was practically dark when we started our safari and sighted him on the road ahead.He saw the vehicle coming and left the road to disappear into the undergrowth on the side, to reappear later, behind our vehicle.Just managed to capture a few shots in the haze.Canon60D+100-400mm 1/500s ISO2500 F/6.3 FL260mm.Corbett morning April 2014.

[Saktipada Panigrahi]

Nice composition with habitat. It seems that the Jackals of the Himalayan foothills are usually larger and heavier. Thanks for sharing. SaktiWild

[Sabyasachi Patra]

The dirt track takes our eye into the image. Good to see a healthy jackal. Looks like it still has the fluffy winter coat. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Roopak Gangadharan]

nice sighting and well composed....Agree with shakti da's observation
TFS
Roopak

[V S Sankar]

Looks like a wolf at first sight.Very elusive animals.Nice shot.

Regards

[Mrudul Godbole]

Nice sighting in the open. Good you got it looking towards the left. I liked the composition. Nicely captured. Thanks for sharing.