The Tiger Safari 2013: Day 3

We picked up exactly where we left off on day 2, with an amazing sighting of a female tiger in a new section of the reserve. We spent an hour with her, as she marked her territory and casually walked alongside our vehicle. The highlight of the sighting was when she approached an old tree which had fallen down – she framed herself perfectly beneath the tree allowing us to take some lovely images, and then jumped up and started scent marking the tree with her face! Absolutely brilliant.

Major sightings of the day:

Tigress
Indian gaur
Spotted deer
Wild boar
Samba deer
Peafowl
Many different bird species

The Tiger Safari 2013: Day 1

Day 1 – always exciting! We started off this amazing safari with a good look at the rest of the players in the tiger reserve. Loads of spotted deer, barking deer and indian gaur, or indian bison, filled the cameras’ viewfinders, as well as the brilliant and ever-present langur monkeys. As for the tigers themselves, the best we managed was a fresh set of tracks for a female, heading to a nearby waterhole. We were confident she was in the area but she didn’t show herself – this only brews excitement, as the hope of seeing a tiger increases!

Major sightings of the day: