w w w . i n d i a w i l d s . c o m
home
about Sabyasachi Patra
diary
forums
image gallery
contact IndiaWilds
Home
About
Diary
Forums
Gallery
ContactUs

User Tag List

Results 1 to 10 of 10

Thread: Spotting The Spotted ( This Time Its SNOW LEOPARD)

Hybrid View

Previous Post Previous Post   Next Post Next Post
  1. #1
    Join Date
    23-02-12
    Location
    Bangaluru
    Posts
    677
    Mentioned
    0 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)

    Default Spotting The Spotted ( This Time Its SNOW LEOPARD)

    Dream come true for me.. I never thought that spotting this Beauty is so tough, but really is a tough terrain to trek and along with that the Weather( -16 degrees to -20 degrees) ,High altitude(4200 mtrs above sea level) and climbing 60 degree inclination ufff thrilling and Chilling Experience.

    For the First Half an hour i couldn't make out where is the leopard... when i first reached the place (ie mountain) from where we could see the snow leopard i fell on the ground and relaxed for 15min bcoz we trekked some 8 km from Rumbak Village to reach this place.. then when i saw through my camera nothing i am able to make out... after half an hour when it made little movement of the head then i spotted this Gray ghost.

    We spotted this Gray Ghost in our last day of our trip felt very lucky.

    Nikon D7100, Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 300mm f/4D IF-ED + AF-S Teleconverter TC-14E II/14E
    F/5.6, 1/640s, ISO 500. With Tripod.
    Attached Images Attached Images  

  2. #2
    Join Date
    27-07-12
    Location
    Bangalore, Karnataka, India
    Posts
    77
    Mentioned
    0 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)

    Default

    wow! habitat and rareness well captured. Thanks for sharing. Congrats on the sighting. Thanks for sharing

  3. #3
    Join Date
    27-05-11
    Location
    Salt Lake, Kolkata
    Posts
    4,462
    Mentioned
    0 Post(s)
    Tagged
    12 Thread(s)

    Default

    Oh God! You are so kind to All of us.
    Rare and lovely climbing pose. I see and absorb the beauty....... the raised left hind leg ..........and....... balancing act of the long long tail while positioning its paws on rocks. Nice capture. Thanks for sharing.SaktiWild

    P.S.:It reminds me of my trip to Dachigam N.P. during June 1983 and watching Hanguls standing in knee-deep chilled water.
    Last edited by Saktipada Panigrahi; 16-12-2013 at 11:58 AM.

  4. #4
    Join Date
    14-04-13
    Location
    Dubai, UAE
    Posts
    808
    Mentioned
    0 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)

    Default

    Absolutely marvelous sighting, I can well imagine the excitement after the long strenuous fatiguing effort. Climbing gracefully not knowing that after this particular step the leopard will soon become the talk of Indiawilds. An interesting fact of snow leopards' tails is they not only help them to maintain their balance in rocky terrain, but they also are thick due to storage of fat for use during lean time and is thickly covered with fur, that allows them to be used as blanket to protect their face when asleep. As per latest count there are about 400 (200-600) odd snow leopard in the wild in India and about 5000-6000 worldwide.

  5. #5
    Join Date
    18-09-09
    Posts
    3,609
    Mentioned
    0 Post(s)
    Tagged
    2 Thread(s)

    Default

    Super. It blends so well one has to search for it even in the frame. Well done sucheth..
    TFS
    Roopak

  6. #6
    Join Date
    04-12-13
    Location
    Bangalore
    Posts
    10
    Mentioned
    0 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)

    Default

    It must have been a life time experience..

    Thanks a lot for sharing it

  7. #7
    Join Date
    11-05-09
    Location
    Kuala Lumpur
    Posts
    1,715
    Mentioned
    0 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)

    Default

    Lovely sighting. Truly blessed to sight this leopard. I hope you must have also photographed many birds, please do share them. I understand the thrill of sighting the leopard must have super seeded all other thoughts . Thanks for sharing.

  8. #8
    Join Date
    24-11-08
    Location
    New Delhi
    Posts
    16,591
    Mentioned
    0 Post(s)
    Tagged
    2 Thread(s)

    Default

    WoW!

    Am in the field with limited connectivity, working on the Leopard documentary. Its a struggle to get decent footage of leopard despite enduring all night winter chill. And here I see a snow leopard image. It gives me so much of joy to see this amazing feline. You are blessed Sucheth! I have lost all numbers. Sms me your and Hymakar's number. I would love to hear it directly.
    Cheers,
    Sabyasachi

  9. #9
    Join Date
    23-02-12
    Location
    Bangaluru
    Posts
    677
    Mentioned
    0 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)

    Default

    Thank you Sabyasachi Patra.....
    Here is my No. : 9886049987

  10. #10
    Join Date
    15-04-09
    Location
    Goa/Mumbai
    Posts
    3,121
    Mentioned
    0 Post(s)
    Tagged
    2 Thread(s)

    Default

    Must have been an amazing experience! Enjoyed every bit of the description and the images, first from Hymakar and then from you. I think, for those of us who have no experience of sighting this cat, we would miss it completely even if it were present in our direct field of view .

    TFS

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •