Visited Tadoba last week, the weather was at its worst best. Never before had Tadoba recorded so much fog as it had last week. Sightings were bad and this was probably the longest spell for a while wherein no tigers had been sighted. We were lucky when on one relatively clearer morning we spotted this lovely tiger near Jamunbodi. When we returned we compared pictures which Gajanan Bhai had been taking over the last 4 years and we realized this was a new male in the area. We could spend about 40 mins with 'His Majesty' before the tiger disappeared into the thickets. Pleasantly, after about 1 hour when we heard calls from the same area we returned to spot the Pandherponi tigress on the same path trying to figure this male's entry into the area. Was a lovely morning.
In this picture the tiger was about to jump from above to the other side but then refrained from doing so. Didn't have space to move due to another gypsy behind. Could not react that fast to reduce the focal length to include the tail either.
Nikon D7000,f/5.6,SS 1/400,ISO 1000,240 mm (Nikon 70-300).
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