Date : Thursday 10th April 2014
Place : Pench Tiger Reserve.
Our first evening safari of the trip. Immediately upon entering the Tiger reserve gate we came across a crested serpent eagle sitting on a lovely perch. I considered this as a good omen and eagerly looked forward to what lay ahead. But covering the jungle for about two hours we were yet to get the prized sighting of the Tiger. With Only one hour remaining for the time to head out of the gates and with our hopes drying up We were returning back to the Kalapahad area of the park when we saw a cluster of jeeps waiting by the side of the track. After inquiring from the others our driver and guide both informed us that there was a tigress sitting deep inside under some trees. Our guide handed me his Binoculars and pointed his hand under a tree at a great distance. After much trial and error I could manage to locate the tigress that was sprawled under some tree and was napping. All the jeeps waited for the tigress to wake up. After what seem like ages there was some movement and the tigress started rolling in the mud and finally got up only to go further deep in the jungle.Time passed by but everyone around still waited in the hope that the tigress might come out and cross the road.
The Jungle silence around and evening darkness slowly creeping on us made it truly a magical and almost surreal moment for all of us. As ours was the only gypsy around to witness this beautiful creature in its natural surroundings we could watch her every move with utmost attention and without being disturbed or provoked in any way. The tigress continued to mark her territory and let us enjoy her company for almost forty five minutes before deciding to retire behind a rocky hill for the night.
As Monu later informed us The Tigress was Sharmili , so named because of her extreme shyness.
So Here is Sharmili Doing her “Thing” :) .
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Place : Pench Tiger Reserve.
Our Driver Monu and our guide discussed something between them and decided to leave the others and go ahead someplace. Upon inquiring I learnt that he was taking us to Piyorthadi an area which runs parallel to where the tigress was earlier sleeping in the hopes that she might cross this road. We took a right from the main road and reached the Piyorthadi area which has a impenetrable forest cover of Teak trees on both the sides. Monu slowed the gypsy down and silence engulfed us. After travelling for about ten minutes I got up in the moving gypsy in the intent of capturing some landscapes of this dense jungle around. I was busy clicking some shots when suddenly our guide sitting beside Monu urgently whispered the words “Sir TIGER”. I almost fell over as I swiftly turned around to see a tigress walking along the path in front of the gypsy. We drove for a few kilometers behind her keeping a safe distance clicking pictures as she marked her territory.
The Jungle silence around and evening darkness slowly creeping on us made it truly a magical and almost surreal moment for all of us. As ours was the only gypsy around to witness this beautiful creature in its natural surroundings we could watch her every move with utmost attention and without being disturbed or provoked in any way. The tigress continued to mark her territory and let us enjoy her company for almost forty five minutes before deciding to retire behind a rocky hill for the night.
As Monu later informed us The Tigress was Sharmili , so named because of her extreme shyness.
So Here is Sharmili Doing her “Thing” :) .
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