I was in Bandipur for the past 3 days to observe the forests and try my luck with any cat sightings. In a matter of 3 days we undertook 7 safaris in the hope of sighting a tiger.

We were a big team of like minded avid photographers. The eyes were exploring all bushes on way to identify the striped cat. The interest was not merely that for me as I seem to have started enjoying the ecosystem and understanding the natural habitat as a whole.

The lure of sighting a tiger is definitely thrilling but at what cost? Giving animals enough space in their habitat is extremely i

Tiger pumarks fresh in Bandipur

mportant. The sighting included a large Tusker. I can now easily decipher the differences in the physical appearance from its African counterpart.

The gaurs are massive animals but shy. Do not mistake them for their shyness as they are heavily built and can cause big damage. The mongoose and peacocks were present for us to capture them.

The big sighting for the team was a female tigress which seemed like pregnant due to its sagging belly. A trip to be remembered and cherished for a long time. No clicked images but time just went by observing the grandeur of the cat walk in its own backyard.

This week has been really good with sightings as around 8 were reported by forest guards and 3 by fellow travellers during the 3 days. The forest guards and rangers sighted a family as well. The park seems in safe hands at the moment until we hear any bad news.

The sightings were not only on land as we saw many birds in this lush green landscape after the monsoon season.