Quick 3 days in Bandhavgarh - The fabulous Spotty and her cubs....

[madaboutcheetah]

Happy New Year!!!  Quick 3 days in Bandhavgarh with friends last week after the New Year.  Yes, it was near freezing!!! But, so worth the effort ........... Here's a quick glimpse of Spotty and her cubs....

[kittykat23uk]

Aww great sighting @madaboutcheetah beautiful cubs.  Why is she called "Spotty"? 

[wilddog]

OMG! Lovely

 

I am actually going to say that word..................... CUTE!!!!!

 

and Mum is making it quite clear you are close enough.

Edited January 9, 2019 by wilddog

[Zubbie15]

Awesome. I wish I had an option to take a 3 day quick trip like that! 

[Game Warden]

What a great start to the new year @madaboutcheetah! Here's hoping for many more great sightings for you.

 

Matt

[madaboutcheetah]

Thanks a lot for all the kind comments .... @Game Warden - super thanks for all you’ve done for SafariTalk and the way forward in the New Year!!!! 

 

@kittykat23uk - I think a spot just above her eye? And her sister is dotty (again something similar) 

[janzin]

Ha I was also going to ask "why Spotty?" as I don't see any spots! She should be Stripey

 

Fabulous encounter and photos! Soooo cute and love the shots in the little cave, very different!

[Pamshelton3932]

Wow, great photos!  I may need to rethink writing off a safari to see tigers in India. 

[michael-ibk]

Beautiful Hari - what a way to start the New Year!

[kittykat23uk]

17 minutes ago, Pamshelton3932 said:

Wow, great photos!  I may need to rethink writing off a safari to see tigers in India. 

 

Definitely!  Nothing beats the majesty of seeing your first tiger!

[pomkiwi]

Happy New Year indeed - lovely pictures!

[Abhi]

Lovely start to the year. Especially love the shot of the tiger cub inside its den 

[Earthian]

Fantastic sighting and beautiful photographs too. Well 2019 seems to be a big year in the making for you. Make most of it.

[Kitsafari]

great shots of the magnificent tiger, and such cute cubs! was mum bringing her cubs on a walkabout around the area? 

 

[twaffle]

Those cubs are just precious … lovely photos as expected from you.

[Soukous]

Worth braving the cold for Hari

[penolva]

OMG Hari this is amazing. I had no idea there were tiny cubs there. It’s only 4 weeks and we will be there. Where did you stay? Which direction are they? Can I possibly see them, I cannot imagine anything better! Are you in the area in February? It would be great to meet you after all this time . Pen

[AKR1]

Belated Happy New Year, Hari. 

 

Fabulous us pictures of a beautiful tiger and her gorgeous cubs. Bandhavgarh came through despite the cold weather. 

[madaboutcheetah]

Thanks so much for all the kind comments!!!  Much appreciated ....

 

@penolva - we stayed at the taj property .... but outsourced the game drives. 

 

In tala zone 

 

zone 3 is shut - elephants have moved in from chattisagarh and have never seen vehicles ( I also assume drives haven’t been around wild elephants ) like at Kabini etc 

 

have a blast!!!

 

i’m in Bandhavgarh again mid-end March - will miss you unfortunately.... 

 

Hari 

 

 

[penolva]

@madaboutcheetah such a pity we won't cross paths yet again in India! Maybe next time. High hopes for Tala Zone. Pen

[xnegvx]

Super young cubs. Your cat luck seems to be amazing

[darcy]

Lovely photos - how awesome to have tigers in the country you reside in! Loving those cubs with their mum. 

[Atravelynn]

Great timing on your part, as usual!