Hi All,
Subrat and I were able to visit Kanha Tiger Park in October. It is one of the most beautiful parks that I had the pleasure to visit. My friend Steve, from Canada was supposed to join me since he wanted to photograph tigers, however could not due some visa issues and we were both very disappointed. A big thanks to my friend Subrat and to Bhargava, Saily, Akshay, Ram Prasad, and the Lemon Tree team for making this a wonderful experience.
A few thoughts and comments regarding Kanha and my visit.
1. The park is significantly larger than most other tiger reserves I visited
2. The park remains closed during the monsoon and opens on October 1. As a result the animals were still not completely comfortable with the safari jeeps in October and were shy and went into the undergrowth as soon as they heard a vehicle approaching. Hence very few meaningful tiger sightings during my visit. There were many near misses for some amazing sightings. I was glad that Steve was not there to experience this disappointment. Most sightings were a few seconds at best
3. The encouraging news is that the tiger population is on the increase.
4. The park is famous for a special kind of grass, Saccharum grass, which lends so much beauty to the forest and I was just mesmerized by it
5. The sunrises and sunsets were spectacular. Early morning mist rising from the swamp land was insanely awesome
6. The park is home to the swam deer called the Barasingha which is now more difficult to find in other parts of the Asian continent. They are the state animal of Madhya Pradesh where the park is located.
"The swamp deer differs from all other Indian deer species in that the antlers carry more than three tines. Because of this distinctive character it is designated bārah-singgā, meaning "twelve-horned" in Hindi. Mature stags usually have 10 to 14 tines, and some have been known to have up to 20." Courtesy Wikipedia.
Hi All,
Subrat and I was able to visit Kanha Tiger Park in October. It is one of the most beautiful parks that I had the pleasure to visit. My friend Steve, from Canada was supposed to join me since he wanted to photograph tigers, however could not due some visa issues and we were both very disappointed. A big thanks to my friend Subrat and to Bhargava, Saily, Akshay, Ram Prasad, and the Lemon Tree team for making this a wonderful experience.
A few thoughts and comments regarding Kanha and my visit.
1. The park is significantly larger than most other tiger reserves I visited
2. The park remains closed during the monsoon and opens on October 1. As a result the animals were still not completely comfortable with the safari jeeps in October and were shy and went into the undergrowth as soon as they heard a vehicle approaching. Hence very few meaningful tiger sightings during my visit. There were many near misses for some amazing sightings. I was glad that Steve was not there to experience this disappointment. Most sightings were a few seconds at best
3. The encouraging news is that the tiger population is on the increase.
4. The park is famous for a special kind of grass, Saccharum grass, which lends so much beauty to the forest and I was just mesmerized by it
5. The sunrises and sunsets were spectacular. Early morning mist rising from the swamp land was insanely awesome
6. The park is home to the swam deer called the Barasingha which is now more difficult to find in other parts of the Asian continent. They are the state animal of Madhya Pradesh where the park is located.
"The swamp deer differs from all other Indian deer species in that the antlers carry more than three tines. Because of this distinctive character it is designated bārah-singgā, meaning "twelve-horned" in Hindi. Mature stags usually have 10 to 14 tines, and some have been known to have up to 20." Courtesy Wikipedia.
Hi All,
Subrat and I was able to visit Kanha Tiger Park in October. It is one of the most beautiful parks that I had the pleasure to visit. My friend Steve, from Canada was supposed to join me since he wanted to photograph tigers, however could not due some visa issues and we were both very disappointed. A big thanks to my friend Subrat and to Bhargava, Saily, Akshay and the Lemon Tree team for making this a wonderful experience.
A few thoughts and comments regarding Kanha and my visit.
1. The park is significantly larger than most other tiger reserves I visited
2. The park remains closed during the monsoon and opens on October 1. As a result the animals were still not completely comfortable with the safari jeeps in October and were shy and went into the undergrowth as soon as they heard a vehicle approaching. Hence very few meaningful tiger sightings during my visit. There were many near misses for some amazing sightings. I was glad that Steve was not there to experience this disappointment. Most sightings were a few seconds at best
3. The encouraging news is that the tiger population is on the increase.
4. The park is famous for a special kind of grass, Saccharum grass, which lends so much beauty to the forest and I was just mesmerized by it
5. The sunrises and sunsets were spectacular. Early morning mist rising from the swamp land was insanely awesome
6. The park is home to the swam deer called the Barasingha which is now more difficult to find in other parts of the Asian continent. They are the state animal of Madhya Pradesh where the park is located.
"The swamp deer differs from all other Indian deer species in that the antlers carry more than three tines. Because of this distinctive character it is designated bārah-singgā, meaning "twelve-horned" in Hindi. Mature stags usually have 10 to 14 tines, and some have been known to have up to 20." Courtesy Wikipedia.
Hi All,
Subrat and I was able to visit Kanha Tiger Park in October. It is one of the most beautiful parks that I had the pleasure to visit. My friend Steve, from Canada was supposed to join me since he wanted to photograph tigers, however could not due some visa issues and we were both very disappointed. A big thanks to my friend Subrat and to Bhargava, Saily, Akshay and the Lemon Tree team for making this a wonderful experience.
A few thoughts and comments regarding Kanha and my visit.
1. The park is significantly larger than most other tiger reserves I visited
2. The park remains closed during the monsoon and opens on October 1. As a result the animals were still not completely comfortable with the safari jeeps in October and were shy and went into the undergrowth as soon as they heard a vehicle approaching. Hence very few meaningful tiger sightings during my visit. There were many near misses for some amazing sightings. I was glad that Steve was not there to experience this disappointment. Most sightings were a few seconds at best
3. The encouraging news is that the tiger population is on the increase.
4. The park is famous for a special kind of grass, Saccharum grass, which lends so much beauty to the forest and I was just mesmerized by it
5. The sunrises and sunsets were spectacular. Early morning mist rising from the swamp land was insanely awesome
6. The park is home to the swam deer called the Barasingha which is now more difficult to find in other parts of the Asian continent. They are the state animal of Madhya Pradesh where the park is located.
"The swamp deer differs from all other Indian deer species in that the antlers carry more than three tines. Because of this distinctive character it is designated bārah-singgā, meaning "twelve-horned" in Hindi. Mature stags usually have 10 to 14 tines, and some have been known to have up to 20." Courtesy Wikipedia.
Hi All,
I was able to visit Kanha Tiger Park in October. It is one of the most beautiful parks that I had the pleasure to visit. My friend Steve, from Canada was supposed to join me since he wanted to photograph tigers, however could not due some visa issues and we were both very disappointed.
A few thoughts and comments regarding Kanha and my visit.
1. The park is significantly larger than most other tiger reserves I visited
2. The park remains closed during the monsoon and opens on October 1. As a result the animals were still not completely comfortable with the safari jeeps in October and were shy and went into the undergrowth as soon as they heard a vehicle approaching. Hence very few meaningful tiger sightings during my visit. There were many near misses for some amazing sightings. I was glad that Steve was not there to experience this disappointment. Most sightings were a few seconds at best
3. The encouraging news is that the tiger population is on the increase.
4. The park is famous for a special kind of grass, Saccharum grass, which lends so much beauty to the forest and I was just mesmerized by it
5. The sunrises and sunsets were spectacular. Early morning mist rising from the swamp land was insanely awesome
6. The park is home to the swam deer called the Barasingha which is now more difficult to find in other parts of the Asian continent. They are the state animal of Madhya Pradesh where the park is located.
"The swamp deer differs from all other Indian deer species in that the antlers carry more than three tines. Because of this distinctive character it is designated bārah-singgā, meaning "twelve-horned" in Hindi. Mature stags usually have 10 to 14 tines, and some have been known to have up to 20." Courtesy Wikipedia.
Dec 02, 2023 at 10:50 AM
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