_The Barasingha is attracted
_to water and is often seen
_feeding on waterplants
_The world population of the
_Barasingha Deer was down
_to 66 individuals in the 1970,
_and has now increased to
_appox 400. The Barasingha
_can only be seen in Kanha
_National Park.
_Chital Deer carcass
_watersnake and grows up
_to 1,75 m.
_It is a non-venomous snake,
_but known to be aggressive
_when cornered.
_Indian Wild Dog (Dhole) is
_now less than 2500, and
_decreasing.
_mark the territory
_dustroads in early mornings
_to mark their territories
_Brown fishing owl
_An incredible bird with an
_incredible name : Changeable
_eagle. A fierce hunter !
_for reptile prey
_bamboo thickets and open
_meadows
_tiger forest : Langur monkey
_keeping a close watchup for
_predators
_the dustroad
_seconds to cross the road :
_I got 17 pictures with 9 shots
_per sec
_into the bush
_camouflage in the thick forest
_stays in the thick bamboo-bush
_to enjoy the leftovers from
_the tigers dinner
_misty morning
_Scoops Owl !
_straight towards me, actually
_looking me right in the eye.
_tigers left in the world, many
_local species are exterminated
_and the number of wild Bengal
_tigers in India is estimated to
_approx 1400….and decreasing !
_animal before it vanishes into
_the bush again
_nowhere from the bamboo bush:
_My first wild tiger. The two
_year old beauty is only 15 m
_away. What a magnificent
_animal !!
_weigh over 300 kg. The
_Bengal male tiger weighs
_ “only” up to 230 kg. Big
_enough for me. I will be back
_for this guy!