Dholes - Bandipur

[Sabyasachi Patra]

These two dholes (cuon alpinus) were a part of a 28 member dhole pack. It was raining and the dholes chased and finished off a cheetal fawn within a few minutes. I heard the dying scream of the fawn but couldn't see it as it happend behind a clump of bamboos. After finishing off the fawn the dholes were back in the open. These guys were far off and I clicked as a record. This is a cropped image.

Canon EOS 1D Mark IV, Canon EF 400mm f2.8 L IS USM, EF 2xII, f7.1, 1/500, ISO 800.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Praveen Siddannavar]

Lovely image, the playful dholes seem quite excited about the kill. Wish the light was good and you had a close range to shoot, this would surely have been a stunner.
tfs

[Bibhav Behera]

Lovely interaction captured Sabyasachi. They sure seem healthy :)
If the dholes were a bit more to the right and not coinciding with the tree in the background it would have been better i guess. However one doesn't often have too much of time when one is clicking such interactions. Nicely done. Thanks for sharing.

[Mrudul Godbole]

Nice behaviour captured. The raindrops add to the composition. Agree good light would have made it stunning. Thanks for sharing.

[Roopak Gangadharan]

Lively image .The timing is perfect.