May 23rd,

A business trip on which I saw Tigers…still cant stop talking about it!!

A business meeting was planned at BEL, Ghaziabad for the 25th May morning. Not wanting to go on a day trip to Delhi, I checked with Hitesh and Khan, if there was anything to do over the weekend. Lucky me! They were on a trip to CORBET Tiger reserve and they let me tag along with them. I couldnt wait to see the Corbet country that I had read in Jim Corbet tales during my childhood…..and still read!!!!

My two days at Corbet were spent in the Dhikala range and we did take one ride through Bijarani range on our way out. Apart from the 7 tigers that I saw (couldn’t photograph the mother and 2 cubs), I thoroughly enjoyed the great birding, close encounters with elephants and a fabulous landscape!

Dhikala Sunrise! A Very inspiring way to begin the morning Game ride...

CHARGING Welcome! She was dangerously close and almost got us. U can see the guide frantically Shoooing her and the front end of the white gypsy only a few feet away.

Dhikala male Tigerscape. He sat in the water for an hour and was still sitting before we left...

A elusive and camera shy TIGRESS! We saw drag marks of a kill on the road and tracked her. Alarmed macaques looking into the grass, led us onto her location but she was not visible. After 2hrs of waiting, saw the stripes moving in the grass and finally got this picture near the waterfront. Learnt good lessons of Tiger tracking in Corbet country!

This is @ 3200 ISO! Good job 5DMKII!