Dil Maange More..

The first time we saw the big cat it was for about 15-20 minutes. Then you get addicted so we naturally wanted more.

And the jungle god decided to be kind to us. So the second time we had the rendezvous with this Ms Tiger, it was for about 45-50 minutes. Ms Tiger walked about 2 kilometers in the grass parallel to the road, roaring for pleasure, scaring the shit out of deers, monkeys etc. Then she crossed the road where atleast 25 jeepful of people were thanking their luck. Reaching the other side Ms Tiger again wandred randomly before disappearing into the woods.

Thank you Her Royal Highness Tiger of bengal. (We were in MP, but this species is called Royal Bengal Tiger anywhere it is found.)

Yahooooooooo

No. I am not such a great admirer of brand Yahoo.

But after about 6 safaris when I finally finally saw the big royal cat I was extremely happy. Of course the tigress was some half a kilometer away my poor man's camera does not have great zoom. But this picture is not to be flaunted for the great aesthetics or composition of the frame. The black stripes that you see amongst the green, painted on the yellow-brown rich fur that shines golden in the sun is the living proof of I saw the TIGER!!!

And trust me, it's such a pleasure to watch a tiger in his own habitat!

Tiger Trail!

In this jungle visit, our agenda was very clear, to spot the tiger. All those who have seen tiger only in the zoo, I mind you that spotting the tiger in the jungle is not at all easy. Nobody really cares about your wish and all you need to do is to try your luck.

Since we were all heart-broken after our visit to Pench last year, when we spotted the fresh foot prints of a male tiger in our very first safari in Kanha, we decided to control our joys till we would see owner of that foot print. But as luck would have it, the owners had decided against our wishes in that first safari.