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Tiger of #bandhavgarh
Oct ...2017
Male tiger
Sub adult Cub from pench
Vineet Kurien Amazing picture.. this is Pench MP?
Tanmay Keshav Bahut badhiya!
The Tigress of Dudhwa Park. Jun 17.
Tanmay Keshav Brilliant sir
Harshil D Wow..superb!! Which area in Dudhwa?
Arijit Kanani Lovely
Mohit Srinivasan Great shot
Vineet Kurien Superb.. such a nice setting! A park i really want to visit.. seeing a big cat there will be amazing.
Rajan R D Amazing sighting and amazing click. Would love to know more about this sighting
Daughter of Noor
Tanmay Keshav Lovely frame!
Rajan R D Excellent photo
Gulnar Vij Superb
Sameer Vaid Lovely
Birsha Halder Thanks everyone for the encouraging comments
Arun James Lovely.. great depiction of habitat. Maybe a little more space on the right of the subject would have been good
Birsha Halder Thanks Arun.. was trying to follow rule of thirds..I wanted more water in the frame rather than the rocks..
Upamanyu Roy wow
Rachit Mehta Nice capture
Shabnam Siddiqui Super frame!
Chestnut-bellied sandgrouse - female (l) and male (r)
I will post some pictures from this small and little known wildlife sanctuary. The unique part is that this sanctuary has its own lake and lodge too. If you are driving from Jaisalmer to Bikaner, this sanctuary offers a welcome relief. The erstwhile hunting ground for the Maharaja of Bikaner, you can see hunting bunkers all over the place. Chinkara, blackbucks, neelgai, wild boar, deer roam freely in the grasslands. Saw pintails, grebes, teals, eagles (Booted, STSE, Tawny), vultures (white-rumped, Egyptian).
Now for some logistics. Unfortunately, it is only open for people staying in the Gajner Palace Hotel. The hotel is quite well managed. Safaris are costly at about INR 2500 for 1-1.5 hours. I was spending a day at the lodge and did 2 trips into the sanctuary. Considering the cost and the limited time, I don't think you would want to do too many safaris. However, combined with Jaisalmer and Bikaner / Jorbeed, I would recommend a stopover at the lodge and a safari too.
Gaurav Sinha Lovely picture and thanks for all the information
Gulnar Vij Excellent post.
Nishant Parekh Great. Wildlife sanctuary is owned and maintained by the lodge? It is not open for public?
Mohit Srinivasan Thanks guys. Nishant: To the best of my knowledge, it can only be accessed through the lodge.
Arijit Kanani Great information.. thanks for sharing
Manish Verma Nice picture. Write-up is accurate and well written. Was in Gajner few days back, sanctuary open only to people staying there.
Rajeev Raghavan Wonderful sighting!
Raghav Verma Amazing