B2 and Other Great Tiger Pics from India

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Manish Khare‎-Mahaman Male
Bandhavgarh. May 2017.
Nikon Gears
It was hot summer morning in month of May.. It was our 2nd safari of the tour & we have started our morning safari from Magdhi gate. The jungle seems quiet with no alarm calls. we could only hear Indian Pitta calls & Brain Fever bird loud calls, also we coud see some Chitals grazing quietly. On our way we have check Mahaman water body, Tadoba saucer & head towards Sukhi Pattiya talab hoping to see some movement. We waited their for 10-15 minutes & then decided to check Bhul Bhuliya for any movement of dotty but no luck. We decided to move forward & check the Charakwah water body, as we approaching the water body we saw one gypsy halted on the track, the driver inform us that they saw a glimpse of tiger crossed to the left hand side (water body on the right hand side) in to the jungle. Sunil Yadav the pilot of the gypsy & me quickly decided to give it a try & access the possible points from where the tiger could come out. Finally we choose the fireline which is around 15 minutes of distance. Sunil turn around & said Manish sir पकड के बैठने को बोलो बाकी लोगों को (ask members to sit firmly) as the other members in gypsy (Satyajeet dada, Akshay, Shangrila & Sunil Kaka) are new, it was their 1st wildlife tour & now its time for them to experience the roller coster ride. We have covered the distance quickly & park our gypsy infront of fireline keeping a safe distance for any possible movement of tiger. The fireline is straight around 30-35 mtrs & then bend towards it left. 2-3 minutes pass on & we could see some movement around bend, Sunil whispered टायगर आ रहा है कॕमेरा रेडी रखो ( Tiger is coming keep your camera ready) Within seconds this magnificent king appeared on stage & started to move towards us & then rest is only camera shutter fire sound Click Click Click.. Reply