Tigress on Her Early Morning Walk| Choti Madhu

[Sucheth Lingachar]

This was shot in Agarzari Buffer Zone early in the morning.
As soon as we entered the park we saw pug marks of tigress and our guide told it might be Sharmilee ... we went on searching in her territory but we did'nt find her, but we heard chithal call from main road side then we followed the call there we saw her patrolling the territory and marking the trees.
She has 3 cubs and she hided them in other buffer zone.

Nikon D7100, Nikkor 55-300 at 130mm, ISO 1250, 1/160s, f 5

[Saktipada Panigrahi]

Serene atmosphere in the morning. Nice to see the tigress patrolling at a lazy pace with so much responsibility - 'I have promises to keep (to three cubs)'. Nicely captured.
Thanks for sharing. SaktiWild

[V S Sankar]

Nice shot with the surroundings also in view.Its always exciting to see a tiger in the wild.Especially fantastic is when they walk towards you!

Regards

V S Sankar

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Lovely morning scene. I would always like to see a tiger in an early morning drive. With the cool air caressing your hair, suddenly a tiger out of nowhere appearing before you is like dreams come true.

The image needs slight counter-clockwise rotation to get the horizon straight. Thanks for sharing.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Mrudul Godbole]

The vertical composition works well here to show the tall tress and the long winding path. Nice to see her walking leisurely (not followed by a line of gypsies :)). Thanks for sharing.

[Shyamala Kumar]

Nice composition .The early morning mist that hangs over the forest is well captured .Great to see Choti Madhu in her element .Thanks for sharing .