Injured Leopard/Kabini (Record shot)

[Praveen Siddannavar]

This male had a severe territorial fight with a new male leopard in the area and got injured. He was so exhausted that couldn't walk much and chose to quench his thirst in a salt pit where some rain water was accumulated. Shot this at Kabini, Nagarahole National Park.

Camera - Canon EOS 1D Mark IV, 500mm lens + 1.4x TC

Av 8
Tv 1/640
ISO 800
Focal length 700mm
Cropped a bit of foreground, missed to cover the tail in full
Handheld
Date and Time : 28th April'12 @ 9am

[Mrudul Godbole]

Seems it was quite close. There seems to be some injury near the neck. Did you get any images while drinking water. How long was the sighting? Thanks for sharing.

[Supreet Sahoo]

Nice close shot Praveen sir, Did you get any shots with eye contact. The guy seems to be really exhausted with the battle.


Tfs
Supreet

[Murugan Anantharaman]

Nice image and a jungle drama well documented, the injury is prominent and it seems the leopard was still bleeding as it sat to quench its thirst. Thanks for sharing.