Tigers of North-Eastern India

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Vidyanand Joshi
Highlight of Kaziranga tour was certainly this huge male tiger...we knew that tiger sightings are rare at Kaziranga but were always hopeful...After we could see this one for 10-15 mins in late evening (so very low light impacting photo quality), my guide told me that this was his first tiger sighting after a gap of 5 long years...!! — 

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Sai Adikarla
Magical Moments

Getting a glimpse of a tiger in Kaziranga is rare occurrence. I had an opportunity to photograph this big male tiger during one of the late summer evening

Have a nice weekend ahead!!

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Sai Adikarla‎
Appointment with His Majesty

The openbills also rushing to witness the rare appearance of this big male tiger relaxing in Kaziranga [Apr-2014]

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David Erterius
Royal Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris)

Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India

male

10 March 2016

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Wendy Bebie
Big male tiger we saw at Kaziranga Tiger Preserve yesterday. He came out of the bushes, swam from the sandbar to the far shore of the river, then ambled up to the dense growth on the far side. That is a blurry kingfisher in the foreground.

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Rofikul Islam
In this morning I was just thinking that this will be my last visit to Kaziranga NP for the season ,
And hoping to see a Tiger
And luckily I got some shot of this male
Royal Bengal Tiger
Central range Kaziranga NP, Assam
27th April 2015

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Rofikul Islam
In life there are some special moments which set in mind forever ...
This is one of them for me
A male Tiger having shit in 30 metres infront of me
Was pretty amazing 7 minutes on Yesterday
At Kaziranga NP, Assam
27th February 2016

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Supriya Dam
Foggy Morning With Tiger
Kaziranga National Park
Assam

It's dream come true for me

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:) everyone told me not to expect Tiger in Kaziranga but I was very hopeful to sight one

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:) Must say I was lucky enough to spot this Handsome Male Tiger on my first morning safari !!!
Here my Valentine (Tiger) Wishes You all my Friends A Very Happy Valentines Day

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Rofikul Islam
It was a great moment for me while this big male came out from the bush slowly and target on cows to kill .
And a few minutes he killed two cows in front of us .
The Royal Bengal Tiger
At Kaziranga NP, Assam
21st January 2016

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Rajarshi Banerji
KING OF KAZI !

This is a wildlife wonderland where mist-bound seas of elephant grass sways under a sheltering sky over expansive floodplains of a mighty river. Myriad forest types and biomes abound here supporting about 35 species of mammals of which 15 are Threatened. UNESCO has appropriately called Kaziranga a place of ‘Outstanding Universal Value’ under the World Heritage Convention.

Apart from being the last bastion of the Great Indian One Horned Rhinoceros, Kaziranga also harbours the largest density of Bengal Tigers in the world. But this is no Bandhavgarh, Tadoba, Corbett or Kanha. Only the most fortunate among the fortunates are able to even sight the tiger here, let alone photograph it. Tigers here are mostly nocturnal and even more elusive than those of Sundarbans. Hence, the occasional images captured of the Kaziranga tiger are almost all mediocre and record shots (Images by my friends Subharghya Das and Steve Winter being notable exceptions). Thus, an image of a Bengal Tiger in good light in Kaziranga is the ultimate dream of any wildlife photographer worth his salt and a super-prized possession in his portfolio.

Friends, by God’s ultimate benevolence, I could see and photograph two Male Tigers in Kaziranga this time. Though I had seen and photographed the Tiger in Kaziranga before, the thrill and the quality of the sightings this time was simply outstanding and the behaviours displayed absolutely superb. I am pleased to share with you the unadulterated excitement of seeing the King of Kazi !
Kaziranga
November 2016
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Mithun H Photography
Tiger in Elephant grass..!! | Kaziranga

It was a short visit to a dream destination of the north east and my wish was mainly to make some descent frames of the legendary One Horned Rhino in nice settings. We took the first drive in the central zone of the park and I was simply mesmerized by the beauty of the park. Long elephant grass, vast wetlands(Beel), patches of moist evergreen woodlands all combine to make one of the most stunning habitats for big game with plenty of food and water. No wonder it has 2/3rds of the population of the One Horned Rhino , more than half the population of the endangered Wild Water Buffalo and the highest density of the Tiger of all parks in India, hence a UNESCO world heritage site.

As we traversed through the park we encountered plenty of Rhinos and Elephants in golden light around the wetlands. After making some frames we moved on to bump into a Wild Buffalo herd in tall elephant grass which is a trademark of the park. Our guide Kushal sensed some predator movement as the buffalo were snorting and jittery, hence he suggested we head to the nearby watchtower to get a better view in the tall grass. Within minutes of ascending the tower we were treated to a truly magnificent sight , a massive male Tiger on the move in the grass stalking the Wild Buffalo. The next part of the drive was spent observing the cat and mouse game of the prey and the predator, as the sun set spectacularly in the distance. We had struck gold as Tigers are like ghosts here and to see two of them in 2 days was rare indeed.

More to come from the trip. Feel free to share friends.
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