Small Indian Civet

[Roopak Gangadharan]

Not a good image, but this is a tough one. Small Indian civets ( Viverricula Indica ) are very shy and usually active very late in the night .They have a taste for the large dung beetle found near cattle sheds. Last May when the monsoon started I spent a few nights waiting for one near a small road with a cattle shed close by where I had 2 fleeting sightings before. Saw this one just once for a good 3 minutes foraging all around before switching on my car headlamp to make this image and it immediately bolted. Havent had time put up a night watch since. Hope to get something better soon.

500D, 55-250, 250mm, AE, f5.6, ISO3200, SS 1/13, -0.7EC

Regards
Roopak

[V S Sankar]

Good document sir.Very difficult to even sight these leave alone taking photographs......Iam also on the lookout for these elusive wonders now a days.....

Regards

[Bhargava Srivari]

Of course a difficult scene to photograph. Nice to know that you have these creatures near your place. Even in hyderabad, we have lots of them in the KBR national park, but unfortunately, cameras are not allowed into the park :(

tfs

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Good to know that you could see it. Sadly most of the times we see these nocturnal animals crushed under speeding vehicles. Did you switch on your engine? Thanks for sharing.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Mrudul Godbole]

Good you could sight it. Nice record image. Thanks for sharing the detailed information. Hope you get some more sightings. Thanks for sharing.

[Roopak Gangadharan]

Yes i did switch on the engine.Basics ... but thats what the camera does to you sometimes. Kicked myself for doing that later.

Rgds
Roopak