Pregnant elephant

[Bhargava Srivari]

Shot in badipur.

canon 60D, canon 100-400 L IS USM
f5.6, 1/125sec, ISO 400, EV 0, 160mm, full frame, eval metering.

P.S: More leopard images next week, after my trip to tadoba :)

[Sabyasachi Patra]

It would have been even better if the lantana would not have blocked the hind legs of the elephant. How many elephants did you sight?

How is the condition in bandipur now? Are the vehicles sent in a procession through a fixed route and return by another like bandhavgarh?

[Saktipada Panigrahi]

Nice,Rare Photograph.The Elephant is in an advanced stage of Pregnancy.Best Wishes for Expectant Mother.
Thanks for sharing.SaktiWild

[Bhargava Srivari]

Sabyasachi,

The elephants having returned from the summer migration, we sighted more than a hundred of them. Unfortunately, in most of the sightings, the elephants were very close and even at 100mm, I could not fit the whole elephant in the frame. We even saw several tuskers. Also, we saw mothers with young calves, but could not shoot as the elephants would move into the bushes and the lantanna ensures tht one doesn't get a clear view.

Bandipur still is not as crowded as other places in the North, so we have the luxury of going around the entire tourism zone too, in a single safari. At this time, there is no route system, but there are rumors of it being implemented in the near future. Even during the most crowded weekends, the maximum no. of jeeps that go into the forest are about 10-12. Add another 2-3 govt. run buses and the number is still only 15. So, there really is no need for a procession :)

[Atul Sinai]

Nice image Bhargava. Well documented. TFS

Regards,
Atul

[Mrudul Godbole]

Quite a rare photograph. Seems it was too close for you. Good to know the route system is still not started, will have to go to Bandipur before that :). Thanks for sharing.

[Roopak Gangadharan]

Well done Bhargava. You have made most of the scene. Wish you had got in the clear.How many leopard sighthing did u get ???

TFS
Roopak