10,000 Birds

JULY 9, 2015

India, February 2013. I am camping in the dry-deciduous jungle in eastern Maharashtra, near the geographic heart of India. Nitin hopes to enlarge his collection of photos of Tigers. I am curious to see whatever awaits us in the Nagzira Tiger Reserve. Nitin will stay for a few more days and get his close-ups of Tigers.)

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Tigers Dogs India Snow Leopard 237

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 22, 2015

A winding track through dense woodlands takes us to the Telia Lake in the southeast of the Tadoba Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra. There’s a Three-striped Palm Squirrel by the side of the track, while Jungle Bush Quails are running across it in front of our Maruti Gypsy, almost the official safari vehicle of India. He has earned his tip.

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Tigers India Killing 2012 243

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 8, 2015

In front of us, in the Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve one wild Grey Junglefowl runs across the road. Nowhere in India have I seen broiler horror-chicken like those sold in supermarkets back home. A sounder of Indian Boars is watching us from the jungle. There is something written on those pages… written by tiger claws.

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Tigers Boars India Chickens 249