It's hot in Ranthambhore

[Mrudul Godbole]

Nice yawning pose. I have seen lot of times, when tigers are about to get up, they yawn and then start moving. Good details and sharpness. The composition looks fine. Is there water in the water holes, or the forest department is using tankers? Thanks for sharing.

[Vijay Rajan]

Thanks a lot Mrudul Ji for your kind comments.

Except for Zone 3 (Lake area) & parts of Zone 5 (Bakaula area), there is acute scarcity of water and many water holes in the tourism zones have dried up almost entirely. All inhabitants seem to be taking refuge in small puddles of water scattered all around the park. The department tankers are periodically filling up waterholes in the core areas though. All the denizens of the park seem to be waiting restlessly for the rains to arrive & bring respite !

Nice yawning pose. I have seen lot of times, when tigers are about to get up, they yawn and then start moving. Good details and sharpness. The composition looks fine. Is there water in the water holes, or the forest department is using tankers? Thanks for sharing.

[Kaustuv Chatterjee]

Great shot....well timed! Its indeed a terrible time for these big cats in such heat

[Vijay Rajan]

Thanks a lot Kaustuv for your kind comments !

Great shot....well timed! Its indeed a terrible time for these big cats in such heat

[Roopak Gangadharan]

Nice image. Good compo and well timed.

TFS
Roopak