Debasis Bose
21-05-2014, 06:17 PM
It was dusk, and ours was the last Gypsy, guide was telling the driver to move fast as one or two minutes were left for the gate to close. When the surrounding was suddenly filled with chital alram calls, drivers stopped the gypsy to see if something can be seen, also the gate was now in sight. To our fortune there he was, his majesty the king of Dhikala, about 100-150 m from the Dhikala FRH gate came out of the grassland and decided to display his mesmerizing features with majestic walk in midst of myriad chital alarm calls. Softly padding he crossed the road, on reaching the edge of the approach road he gave a low growl and his partner turned up 20 m behind our Gypsy at the same moment. What a luck it was, to sight two tigers in a span of a minute. The day did not end yet, after the sighting as we approached the FRH gate all the tourists were waiting for us, as if waiting to hear the story of victory which they missed by few minutes and may be some by a minute. As we entered FRH electric wired gate, the forest department gate keeper noted our vehicle number for being late and then wrote a comment road blocked by a pair of Tiger.
Nikon D700, Nikor 300 F2.8, exposure 1/250s
Nikon D700, Nikor 300 F2.8, exposure 1/250s