A safari into the forest

[Rebellious]

Last Saturday - 25th Jan 2020, I took a safari into a nearby forest - Kabini National Reserve.

Since we arrived there at 5 AM to a clear star studded sky, tried my hand at astrophotography

Spotted these during the safari.

Wooly necked Stork

Great Egret

Yellow Footed Green Pigeon

Sambar Deer

Serpent Eagle

We had already finished 2 hours & 15 minutes of the 2 hour 30 minute safari. With hopes of spotting a big cat almost gone, we started heading back. Out of the blue, the dominant male tiger of the territory, decided to show up and walked casually towards our vehicle, crossed the path right in front of us & vanished into the bushes.

He was one massive tiger. He is 8 years old and weighs in at 300 kg, I was told. He was barely 25 feet away and gave us a total cold shoulder. I have a cold shiver running down my spine. After all, it was the jungle and he was a free wild soul there

It was an awesome experience to see this majestic animal up close in the wild. I am one happy camper

 

[tirediron]

Nice set; that pigeon has quite the pallet!

 

[Soocom1]

I love the tiger!

Big cats rule!

 

[RVT1K]

What a great adventure...good for you!!

I love the eagle shot.

 

[Jeff G]

Great set, the pidgeon, eagle and tiger are my favorites.

 

[SquarePeg]

Wow what a trip!

 

[K9Kirk]

Wow! some really nice pics there! Making any poster size from any of them?

 

[stapo49]

Great set! Love the Tiger and the Serpent Eagle.

 

[Jeff15]

Excellent shooting......

 

[Winona]

The pigeon doesn’t look real-I had to look twice! The eagle is very cool looking. And WOW! To see a tiger-very cool! Great pics and thanks for sharing!

 

[Rebellious]

Thanks everyone.

Wow! some really nice pics there! Making any poster size from any of them?

Most likely the tiger will get printed & go on my wall