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(06-10-2016, 02:13 AM)Roflcopters Wrote: are there any pictures of Kingfisher and his family and are they originally from Kanha Zone? who fathered him, i wonder.
I've personally seen the old Camera trap pics of KF with his mother & siblings during my meeting with a few WII Field researchers who've been working out of Kanha since 2009-10. They politely refused to share them with me since those geo-tagged trap pics belong to the National repository & can't be shared on public domain as per the protocol. Since the Nila Nallah area fell in the territory of the Old Naakkata Male as well as the Baisanghat / Mundi Dadar Male (who remained out of tourism most of the time), KF could have been sired by either.
(06-10-2016, 02:13 AM)Roflcopters Wrote: are there any pictures of Kingfisher and his family and are they originally from Kanha Zone? who fathered him, i wonder.
I've personally seen the old Camera trap pics of KF with his mother & siblings during my meeting with a few WII Field researchers who've been working out of Kanha since 2009-10. They politely refused to share them with me since those geo-tagged trap pics belong to the National repository & can't be shared on public domain as per the protocol. Since the Nila Nallah area fell in the territory of the Old Naakkata Male as well as the Baisanghat / Mundi Dadar Male (who remained out of tourism most of the time), KF could have been sired by either.
Based on his facial stripes and overall features, he clearly seems to have no links with Naak Katta. Also i heard that Mundi dadar male was the largest male of Kanha for the time period that he was around, even bigger than Naak Katta. could he possibly be the father of Kingfisher? and wasnt Mundi dadar male the same male that forced Munna out of the meadows. I wonder what happened to him? This makes it more interesting, Munna and Mundi dadar male had a rivalry, Mundi dadar won and now Umarpani and link 7 both sons of Munna have problems with Kingfisher too. I never thought Kingfisher came from such a powerful bloodline, if anything i thought he was a mysterious tiger but it all makes sense now. Kf's dad was a boss and now the son is here to rule. Overall, deep down inside. I want all 4 to peacefully coexist. Mukki of today's day reminds me of Tadoba lake area of the past, Yeda Anna, Gabbar, Katezari, Saturn and Maya's brother aka the original Pandu all fought for that one spot.
06-15-2016, 08:32 PM( This post was last modified: 06-15-2016, 08:33 PM by Rage2277 )
(06-15-2016, 02:02 PM)Roflcopters Wrote:
(06-13-2016, 08:49 AM)Vijay Rajan Wrote:
(06-10-2016, 02:13 AM)Roflcopters Wrote: are there any pictures of Kingfisher and his family and are they originally from Kanha Zone? who fathered him, i wonder.
I've personally seen the old Camera trap pics of KF with his mother & siblings during my meeting with a few WII Field researchers who've been working out of Kanha since 2009-10. They politely refused to share them with me since those geo-tagged trap pics belong to the National repository & can't be shared on public domain as per the protocol. Since the Nila Nallah area fell in the territory of the Old Naakkata Male as well as the Baisanghat / Mundi Dadar Male (who remained out of tourism most of the time), KF could have been sired by either.
Based on his facial stripes and overall features, he clearly seems to have no links with Naak Katta. Also i heard that Mundi dadar male was the largest male of Kanha for the time period that he was around, even bigger than Naak Katta. could he possibly be the father of Kingfisher? and wasnt Mundi dadar male the same male that forced Munna out of the meadows. I wonder what happened to him? This makes it more interesting, Munna and Mundi dadar male had a rivalry, Mundi dadar won and now Umarpani and link 7 both sons of Munna have problems with Kingfisher too. I never thought Kingfisher came from such a powerful bloodline, if anything i thought he was a mysterious tiger but it all makes sense now. Kf's dad was a boss and now the son is here to rule. Overall, deep down inside. I want all 4 to peacefully coexist. Mukki of today's day reminds me of Tadoba lake area of the past, Yeda Anna, Gabbar, Katezari, Saturn and Maya's brother aka the original Pandu all fought for that one spot.
mundi dadar male is said to be a son of naak katta no pics of him that i'm aware of but he's also said to be massive indeed
(06-10-2016, 02:13 AM)Roflcopters Wrote: are there any pictures of Kingfisher and his family and are they originally from Kanha Zone? who fathered him, i wonder.
I've personally seen the old Camera trap pics of KF with his mother & siblings during my meeting with a few WII Field researchers who've been working out of Kanha since 2009-10. They politely refused to share them with me since those geo-tagged trap pics belong to the National repository & can't be shared on public domain as per the protocol. Since the Nila Nallah area fell in the territory of the Old Naakkata Male as well as the Baisanghat / Mundi Dadar Male (who remained out of tourism most of the time), KF could have been sired by either.
Based on his facial stripes and overall features, he clearly seems to have no links with Naak Katta. Also i heard that Mundi dadar male was the largest male of Kanha for the time period that he was around, even bigger than Naak Katta. could he possibly be the father of Kingfisher? and wasnt Mundi dadar male the same male that forced Munna out of the meadows. I wonder what happened to him? This makes it more interesting, Munna and Mundi dadar male had a rivalry, Mundi dadar won and now Umarpani and link 7 both sons of Munna have problems with Kingfisher too. I never thought Kingfisher came from such a powerful bloodline, if anything i thought he was a mysterious tiger but it all makes sense now. Kf's dad was a boss and now the son is here to rule. Overall, deep down inside. I want all 4 to peacefully coexist. Mukki of today's day reminds me of Tadoba lake area of the past, Yeda Anna, Gabbar, Katezari, Saturn and Maya's brother aka the original Pandu all fought for that one spot.
Rightly said Roflcopters and the territorial battle gets even more interesting now since Bheema was sighted yesterday at Minkur Nallah for the 1st time. Needless to mention, Minkur is a stronghold of Umarpani Male & his mate Choti Mada. This monsoon shall certainly be decisive.
Another interesting observation is while Umarpani Male as well as Chota Munna have fought with KF in the past, they tend to avoid any sort of confrontation with each other. At times I've seen Chota Munna beat a hasty retreat upon KF's arrival & KF retreating upon Umarpani's arrival but Umarpani & CM seem entirely comfortable even if they're barely 200 metres apart. Interesting behavior.
Roflcopters Wrote:are there any pictures of Kingfisher and his family and are they originally from Kanha Zone? who fathered him, i wonder.
I've personally seen the old Camera trap pics of KF with his mother & siblings during my meeting with a few WII Field researchers who've been working out of Kanha since 2009-10. They politely refused to share them with me since those geo-tagged trap pics belong to the National repository & can't be shared on public domain as per the protocol. Since the Nila Nallah area fell in the territory of the Old Naakkata Male as well as the Baisanghat / Mundi Dadar Male (who remained out of tourism most of the time), KF could have been sired by either.
Based on his facial stripes and overall features, he clearly seems to have no links with Naak Katta. Also i heard that Mundi dadar male was the largest male of Kanha for the time period that he was around, even bigger than Naak Katta. could he possibly be the father of Kingfisher? and wasnt Mundi dadar male the same male that forced Munna out of the meadows. I wonder what happened to him? This makes it more interesting, Munna and Mundi dadar male had a rivalry, Mundi dadar won and now Umarpani and link 7 both sons of Munna have problems with Kingfisher too. I never thought Kingfisher came from such a powerful bloodline, if anything i thought he was a mysterious tiger but it all makes sense now. Kf's dad was a boss and now the son is here to rule. Overall, deep down inside. I want all 4 to peacefully coexist. Mukki of today's day reminds me of Tadoba lake area of the past, Yeda Anna, Gabbar, Katezari, Saturn and Maya's brother aka the original Pandu all fought for that one spot.
Rightly said Roflcopters and the territorial battle gets even more interesting now since Bheema was sighted yesterday at Minkur Nallah for the 1st time. Needless to mention, Minkur is a stronghold of Umarpani Male & his mate Choti Mada. This monsoon shall certainly be decisive.
Another interesting observation is while Umarpani Male as well as Chota Munna have fought with KF in the past, they tend to avoid any sort of confrontation with each other. At times I've seen Chota Munna beat a hasty retreat upon KF's arrival & KF retreating upon Umarpani's arrival but Umarpani & CM seem entirely comfortable even if they're barely 200 metres apart. Interesting behavior.
Hello Roflcopters
deviating from this topic a bit.
your comments are correct Regarding Tadoba lake area. But that is not past. That's present too. In march I saw yeda anna very near to tadoba lake. I had posted the pic. So that area currently has Pandu, Yeda anna, New navegaon male, Katezari sometime, Saturn sometime , gabbar sometime. But haven't heard of any conflict in last year or so. I was also amazed .
(06-10-2016, 02:13 AM)Roflcopters Wrote: are there any pictures of Kingfisher and his family and are they originally from Kanha Zone? who fathered him, i wonder.
I've personally seen the old Camera trap pics of KF with his mother & siblings during my meeting with a few WII Field researchers who've been working out of Kanha since 2009-10. They politely refused to share them with me since those geo-tagged trap pics belong to the National repository & can't be shared on public domain as per the protocol. Since the Nila Nallah area fell in the territory of the Old Naakkata Male as well as the Baisanghat / Mundi Dadar Male (who remained out of tourism most of the time), KF could have been sired by either.
Based on his facial stripes and overall features, he clearly seems to have no links with Naak Katta. Also i heard that Mundi dadar male was the largest male of Kanha for the time period that he was around, even bigger than Naak Katta. could he possibly be the father of Kingfisher? and wasnt Mundi dadar male the same male that forced Munna out of the meadows. I wonder what happened to him? This makes it more interesting, Munna and Mundi dadar male had a rivalry, Mundi dadar won and now Umarpani and link 7 both sons of Munna have problems with Kingfisher too. I never thought Kingfisher came from such a powerful bloodline, if anything i thought he was a mysterious tiger but it all makes sense now. Kf's dad was a boss and now the son is here to rule. Overall, deep down inside. I want all 4 to peacefully coexist. Mukki of today's day reminds me of Tadoba lake area of the past, Yeda Anna, Gabbar, Katezari, Saturn and Maya's brother aka the original Pandu all fought for that one spot.
Rightly said Roflcopters and the territorial battle gets even more interesting now since Bheema was sighted yesterday at Minkur Nallah for the 1st time. Needless to mention, Minkur is a stronghold of Umarpani Male & his mate Choti Mada. This monsoon shall certainly be decisive.
Another interesting observation is while Umarpani Male as well as Chota Munna have fought with KF in the past, they tend to avoid any sort of confrontation with each other. At times I've seen Chota Munna beat a hasty retreat upon KF's arrival & KF retreating upon Umarpani's arrival but Umarpani & CM seem entirely comfortable even if they're barely 200 metres apart. Interesting behavior.
KF has retreated upon Umarpani's arrival?
He seemed to handle him quite comfortably when they fought.
06-16-2016, 07:07 PM( This post was last modified: 06-16-2016, 07:08 PM by Rage2277 )
(06-16-2016, 05:52 PM)Pckts Wrote:
(06-16-2016, 09:33 AM)Vijay Rajan Wrote:
(06-15-2016, 02:02 PM)Roflcopters Wrote:
(06-13-2016, 08:49 AM)Vijay Rajan Wrote:
(06-10-2016, 02:13 AM)Roflcopters Wrote: are there any pictures of Kingfisher and his family and are they originally from Kanha Zone? who fathered him, i wonder.
I've personally seen the old Camera trap pics of KF with his mother & siblings during my meeting with a few WII Field researchers who've been working out of Kanha since 2009-10. They politely refused to share them with me since those geo-tagged trap pics belong to the National repository & can't be shared on public domain as per the protocol. Since the Nila Nallah area fell in the territory of the Old Naakkata Male as well as the Baisanghat / Mundi Dadar Male (who remained out of tourism most of the time), KF could have been sired by either.
Based on his facial stripes and overall features, he clearly seems to have no links with Naak Katta. Also i heard that Mundi dadar male was the largest male of Kanha for the time period that he was around, even bigger than Naak Katta. could he possibly be the father of Kingfisher? and wasnt Mundi dadar male the same male that forced Munna out of the meadows. I wonder what happened to him? This makes it more interesting, Munna and Mundi dadar male had a rivalry, Mundi dadar won and now Umarpani and link 7 both sons of Munna have problems with Kingfisher too. I never thought Kingfisher came from such a powerful bloodline, if anything i thought he was a mysterious tiger but it all makes sense now. Kf's dad was a boss and now the son is here to rule. Overall, deep down inside. I want all 4 to peacefully coexist. Mukki of today's day reminds me of Tadoba lake area of the past, Yeda Anna, Gabbar, Katezari, Saturn and Maya's brother aka the original Pandu all fought for that one spot.
Rightly said Roflcopters and the territorial battle gets even more interesting now since Bheema was sighted yesterday at Minkur Nallah for the 1st time. Needless to mention, Minkur is a stronghold of Umarpani Male & his mate Choti Mada. This monsoon shall certainly be decisive.
Another interesting observation is while Umarpani Male as well as Chota Munna have fought with KF in the past, they tend to avoid any sort of confrontation with each other. At times I've seen Chota Munna beat a hasty retreat upon KF's arrival & KF retreating upon Umarpani's arrival but Umarpani & CM seem entirely comfortable even if they're barely 200 metres apart. Interesting behavior.
KF has retreated upon Umarpani's arrival?
He seemed to handle him quite comfortably when they fought.
umarpani male is very aggressive..even more so than KF..well he is a son of munna and so is chota munna i wonder if their tolerance of each other has to do with them being half brothers..very interesting
Good afternoon friends
One of the techniques a tiger uses to mark it's territory is to rub it's body against trees.
The majestic Rayyakassa male of Pench, May 2016
The "PRINCE"
This male tiger recently had a fight with another male tiger called Darasingh and kicked out from it's former territory.
Date : 27/05/2016
Sillari Gate , Pench Tiger Reserve (Maharashtra)
Picture by: Animesh Manna, Naturalist (Tathastu Resort) with guest Ms. Anne Gray from England.
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Tiger...pench Tiger Reserve
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This is Prince, the male dominant Tiger of pench...I have never seen a bolder Tiger than this in west India....When he walks on the road, the vehicles gets pushed back. He is bold and handsome....
The monsoon greens added to the colours of the image...This Tiger has more reddish skin coat compared to the yellowish coat I have seen in the central Indian Tigers.
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Pre Scar, from 2014^^^
Dr.Abhijit V.Jadhav
Prince male tiger @pench tiger reserve Canon 6D ,Canon600mm, f5.6, time 1/200 ,ISO 1600 (2015)
Seldom Seen Tigress
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Spotted this tigress driving up and down the park as i have never seen her before. The front legs, shoulder and face were very big for a female in comparison to other tigresses i have spotted. Nice clean vegetation and no haze really make the picture worth keeping despite the small subject size in the frame.
Corbett National Park, June 2016
Nikon D5 + 600mm f/4 VR II
Naren Malik
Bheema,
minkur anicut (Mukki zone),
Morning Drive 15/06/16
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Naren malik wrote
"Minkur anicut is a place in mukki which is a tiger hub these days, all big boys of mukki have been sighted here in last two days. It was quite surprising for me to see bheema this morning and kingfisher & link 7 last evening here. Though there is enough water in bheema's territory but what attracted him here would be interesting to know....."
Kingfisher male,
Mukki zone,
Morning drive 25/05/2016
With the help of forest department, now its cleared that this male is from nilla nallah (Kanha zone) or bhuvain dabra female
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The Karai Ghati Male - the elusive brute. He rarely shows himself, but what a specimen!! Feb 2016
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What an absolute Beast he is!!!!!!!!!! What is his story???
(06-10-2016, 02:13 AM)Roflcopters Wrote: are there any pictures of Kingfisher and his family and are they originally from Kanha Zone? who fathered him, i wonder.
I've personally seen the old Camera trap pics of KF with his mother & siblings during my meeting with a few WII Field researchers who've been working out of Kanha since 2009-10. They politely refused to share them with me since those geo-tagged trap pics belong to the National repository & can't be shared on public domain as per the protocol. Since the Nila Nallah area fell in the territory of the Old Naakkata Male as well as the Baisanghat / Mundi Dadar Male (who remained out of tourism most of the time), KF could have been sired by either.
Based on his facial stripes and overall features, he clearly seems to have no links with Naak Katta. Also i heard that Mundi dadar male was the largest male of Kanha for the time period that he was around, even bigger than Naak Katta. could he possibly be the father of Kingfisher? and wasnt Mundi dadar male the same male that forced Munna out of the meadows. I wonder what happened to him? This makes it more interesting, Munna and Mundi dadar male had a rivalry, Mundi dadar won and now Umarpani and link 7 both sons of Munna have problems with Kingfisher too. I never thought Kingfisher came from such a powerful bloodline, if anything i thought he was a mysterious tiger but it all makes sense now. Kf's dad was a boss and now the son is here to rule. Overall, deep down inside. I want all 4 to peacefully coexist. Mukki of today's day reminds me of Tadoba lake area of the past, Yeda Anna, Gabbar, Katezari, Saturn and Maya's brother aka the original Pandu all fought for that one spot.
Rightly said Roflcopters and the territorial battle gets even more interesting now since Bheema was sighted yesterday at Minkur Nallah for the 1st time. Needless to mention, Minkur is a stronghold of Umarpani Male & his mate Choti Mada. This monsoon shall certainly be decisive.
Another interesting observation is while Umarpani Male as well as Chota Munna have fought with KF in the past, they tend to avoid any sort of confrontation with each other. At times I've seen Chota Munna beat a hasty retreat upon KF's arrival & KF retreating upon Umarpani's arrival but Umarpani & CM seem entirely comfortable even if they're barely 200 metres apart. Interesting behavior.
KF has retreated upon Umarpani's arrival?
He seemed to handle him quite comfortably when they fought.
Pckts, you bet. KF retreated as soon as he knew of Umarpani's presence twice in the last few weeks, once at Belkundri & another time near the Minkur nallah.
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