Taking off from London on my way to Delhi.

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A group of antelope resting in the long dry grass of Ranthambhore.

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My first sighting of T17, Satra, this year. She appears to be growling at something.

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An Egret resting at the edge of a lake in Ranthambhore.

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An alarmed Sambar thinks that there's a threat in the bushes.

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T17 spots a group of sambar deer.

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T17 (Satra) starts a hunt.

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Satra prowls along the lake shore with Sambar in her mind.

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For a few moments Satra came up onto the road and sat, keeping her head down, then she was back off into the long grass.

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For a few moments Satra came up onto the road and sat, keeping her head down, then she was back off into the long grass.

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Satra stalking sambar deer through long grass. At times she seemed to disappear completely.

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Blink and you lose her....... she got to within about 6 metres of the sambar.

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The Sambar gave an alarm call a split second before Satra charged. You can just make out her head and tail.

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You can just see where she is, to the right of the centre of the photo. At the left of the picture is a plume of mud kicked up by her back feet.

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After missing her first target, she pauses before picking a new one.....

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Satra actually came within a foot or two of the sambar, but missed...

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Young male at rest. Taken at Ranthambhore, Rajastan, India

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Young male at rest. Taken at Ranthambhore, Rajastan, India

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The female of the young pair, I think she wasn't too pleased to be woken up.

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Satra at rest in a temple near the fort. She was in quite deep shadow which has caused the foreground and background to partially burn out.

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Sambar Stag feeding in one of the lakes at Ranthambhore, Rajastan, India

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Nilgai, Blue Bull male drinking at the Raj Bagh lake in Ranthambhore, Rajastan, India

Nilgai, Blue Bull male after drinking at the Raj Bagh lake in Ranthambhore, Rajastan, India

I think that this is a Great Egret (help Ashlesh). It wasn't untill I checked the photos that evening that I realised he had his dinner.

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Black tailed mongoose (?) taken near the lakes in zone 3. What a handsome chap!

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Chittal or Spotted Deer stag taken near the lakes in Zone 3, india rajastan ranthambhore

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Mature Langur balancing almost beyond belief while taking shoots from lower branches. Ranthambhore, Rajastan, India

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Monitor lizard taken just after we spotted it trying to cross the main road near the hotel. It narrowly missed getting run over by a truck. At a guess, just over a metre long.

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T19 having a short rest, all that scent marking must be hard work.

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T19, the third daughter of T16, Machali (t17 at the Lakes, T18 moved to Sariska, T19 in Zone 2).

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T19, the third daughter of T16, Machali (t17 at the Lakes, T18 moved to Sariska, T19 in Zone 2).

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T 19 looking totally gorgeous as a new mother!
I had bypassed this shot thinking it was blown out on the highlights. I had a new look at it in the Nikon software and am now so glad that I didn't delete it!

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T19 towards the end of her territorial patrol. I think that she is one of the prettiest of the Ranthambhore tigers.

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T19, bliss.

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It was all warm and quiet and sleepy..............

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.......so we just roll over on our backs and wave our feet in the air.

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Young Langurs

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Young langur monkey. They stare at us just as we stare at them.

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Machali, The Queen, real feline royalty, resting in the shade.

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While we were photographing Machali, this kingfisher landed on a branch above us. Mind you, we were parked in the middle of the stream, probably where it had been hunting.

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Machali, resting in the shade.

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This male leopard came prowling past us and took us completely by suprise. If we had still been watching a Kingfisher in front of the jeep, we would have missed him, he was so quiet. Although leopards aren't rare, I think I'm right in saying that this is probably one of the most unusual shots I got.

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"Look. I don't do mornings! Ok? Never! Get the message?"
T19. She was resting after making a kill, we came along, I think it was 3 Jeeps and 1 Canter (open minbus), and woke her up. I think that look says it all.......

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T19 returning to a kill. She quickly dragged it further under cover.

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I wanted to sing, "I'm the king of the swingers, a jungle VIP", but I think the bear was asleep.

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A bird I've never seen before. A shrike, and it was sat only a few feet from us.

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