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Day 2: The Safaris continue
Day 2 dawned and I felt hopeful and optimistic about having a good day. The early morning safari was in a canter and we entered the
park around 7 am. We ‘spotted’ spotted deer, langur monkeys and birds. Just 45
minutes into the safari, we received an alert from a canter behind us which
made us turn around. Lo and Behold!
There, was the mighty tiger strolling
nonchalantly between our canter and the canter behind us. The first reaction on seeing the tiger in the
wild is an adrenaline rush followed by mind-numbing awe. Sighting this majestic
and beautiful animal never fails to send a thrill down my spine.
Enters the Tiger |
| Enter the Tiger |
And this particular tiger was walking just a few feet away from us, so powerful yet so full of grace.
Tiger Strolls alongside |
| One small step for a tiger, a giant stride for Project TigerHer |
Shaking off the mind-numbing awe, I aimed the camera andtook a few photos of the tiger before it disappeared into the forest.
What a high it was!
The canter driver and guide tried to follow this tiger but
after some excitement-filled chasing and waiting, we called it quits. We
continued the safari. To be honest, I went through the motions of seeing and
photographing the other animals.
The thrill of the tiger-sighting, still, had me trembling with excitement. The rest of the safari was uneventful.
Jungle Babbler |
| T..T..T..Tigerrr!!! |
| Jungle babblers |
The thrill of the tiger-sighting, still, had me trembling with excitement. The rest of the safari was uneventful.
The remainder of the morning was spent bragging about the
tiger-sighting to the hotel staff and other guests at the hotel!
Tiger-sightings entitle you to bragging rights, you see. Time well-spent
without a doubt!
Kundal Zone (Zone 6) |
| How beautiful is my valley! |
Afternoon shift
The afternoon safari was in a gypsy in Kundal Zone (zone 6)
about 8 kms. from Ranthambore. This a relatively new zone with fewer
tiger-sightings reported. However, there
had been a sighting that morning for a good 10 minutes. The tiger had strolled
near the gypsies, sat down near a puddle of water and drank water from the puddle.
Hence the optimism in our gypsy was very high.
As the safari started we realized that this was one of the
more scenic zones. The dry yellow grass, the grey trees devoid of any leaves and
the brown hill ranges in the background made this a very picturesque zone.
Forest Road, Kundal Zone |
| Tracking the Tiger |
Forest Road, Kundal Zone |
| Kundal Zone |
Hopefully, the tigers would venture out to admire the scenic and picturesque landscape and thereby, grant us a good tiger-sighting opportunity.
We sighted some deer and antelopes and hoped that the tiger
would turn up for supper. However after an extremely long and frustrating wait,
near a water-hole where the tiger was sighted in the morning, it slowly dawned
upon us that a tiger-sighting was not on the cards. With a heavy heart we made
our way back to the zone gates.
Female Blue Bull (Nilgai) |
| Female Blue bull (Nilgai) |
We sighted deer, antelopes, wild boars, langur
monkeys on our way back. These animal sightings and the beautiful landscape
lifted our spirits a bit on the way out.
Langur Monkey (Nilgai) |
| A Langur Mother and Young One |
It had been a good day but there were many more safaris to
come in the next few days.
Tobin David
Spotted Deer Stag |
| Spotted Deer Stag |
Spotted Deer Stag |
| Spotted Deer Stag |
Tobin David
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