Quote:I got this incredible Royal Bengal Tiger when he was crossing a creek in Sundarbans. This was my 48th visit into that place to get a glimpse of the phantom stalker.

I always wanted to see my first wild tiger from the place which I love most, the place not only unseen but unpredictable, an enigma for all nature lovers, a world of true wilderness. And the great mangrove swamp finally blessed me with the sighting of its most infamous resident in my 48th attempt. The phantom stalker was first spotted in the thicket of Hental trees, but it disappeared into its shady haunt as soon as it heard the revving of the engines. We had to await for the re-appearance of his majesty. Our nerves were taught with the suspense of what was going to happen whether we would be blessed enough with a glimpse of him. It was a long anxious wait for 45 minutes to be specific. Suddenly one of my co-photographers screamed ‘Oi toh Bagh’ (There is the tiger) and we saw him peeping from the Hental trees again. I was trembling literally. Couldn’t believe my eyes. Suddenly I felt a touch on my shoulder and a few words – Ota Bagh-e. Santo hao. Chobi tolo. (That is a tiger for sure. Don’t get nervous. Click him). It was my guide. Target locked. King came out. Guns fired. He crossed the channel in front. Guns fired again. King vanished. But we’re super confident that he’ll surely come out again and the king boosted it up. He reappeared and sat like a supermodel under a Garan tree. All guns blazed again at continuous high speed. The phantom stalker is bound in digital format and I got my frame - my first wild tiger from Sunderbans. Patience paid off. My sincere thanks to all of you guys - my guide, my co-photographers, my boatman, support staff, cook, my wife, my well-wishers and cameraman Mike Herd who made the documentary “Swamp Tigers”, a lifelong inspiration for me to get the last Maneater through my viewfinder.

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(04-04-2018, 10:58 PM)YPckts Wrote: Tamanud Mitra
Built like a tank, that is the first thing that came to my mind when I reviewed this image on field.
He is the dominant male of the tourism area in Sundarban and definitely the most seen tiger of Indian Sundarban.
He is just the opposite of what Sundarban tigers are believed to be:
He is muscular - Sundarban Tigers are believed to be lean.
He is massive - Sundarban Tigers are believed to be smaller.

Captured this in October 2016 in Pirkhali 5.

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(03-25-2018, 01:08 PM)Rishi Wrote: Captured during ongoing census...

(04-06-2018, 08:21 AM)Wolverine Wrote:

(03-25-2018, 01:08 PM)Rishi Wrote: Captured during ongoing census...

Wish you to take part in the next tiger census in Sundarbans buddy...as a forest officer.

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(04-23-2018, 09:09 PM)Pckts Wrote: Soumyajit Nandy‎
For those who like to label Sundarban tigers as small, lean, thin and ill-fed! — at Sundarban - The Mysterious Mangroves.

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