Tiger Flehmen response

[adhocphotographer]

I was fortunate enough to get a shot of a tiger having a flehmen response in Kabini, KA, India... this is a rare sight in south india as, well, you rarely get to see a tiger longer enough to witness it!

I hope you enjoy. Copyright : John Rowell... blar blar blar

5DIII + 500mm IS II, 1/250 f/4.5 iso1600

 

[Ryan85]

Glad you got to see it. Nice shot

 

[martti]

Magnificent. What aftershave did you use? 8)
No, seriously, this is a winner shot however you might look at it.
Getting a tiger face-on and the pheromone grin on top of it.
You must be feeling pretty good about your shot and for a reason.

 

[adhocphotographer]

martti, Ryan85 - Thank you both, i am stoked with it... I had a great trip, also got leopard up a tree, a shot i've been craving for a while now...

You can check out the rest of this trips worth (3 days) on my website:
http://adhocphotographer.com/211113/5271915/wildlife/kabini-in-december

 

[Click]

Nice shot adhocphotographer.

 

[CanadianInvestor]

Fantastic....a rare find and even rarer to capture the moment. I looked at your website and there are some very nice photos there, too.

 

[adhocphotographer]

Thanks all... being in India is a fantastic chance to try my hand at wildlife photography!

 

[meywd]

You can check out the rest of this trips worth (3 days) on my website:
http://adhocphotographer.com/211113/5271915/wildlife/kabini-in-december

Amazing pictures, i read many times of tiger attacks on Indian villages, is it safe to be this close?

 

[adhocphotographer]

You can check out the rest of this trips worth (3 days) on my website:
http://adhocphotographer.com/211113/5271915/wildlife/kabini-in-december

Amazing pictures, i read many times of tiger attacks on Indian villages, is it safe to be this close?

Thanks and yes... there has not been an incident in a national park for decades. the village attacks are mainly due to human encroachment on buffer zones and old tigers too weak to hunt deer. The tigers in the parks are all healthy and don't attack jeeps! It is perfectly safe... it is crossing the roads you need to worry about, not the wildlife!