Bhautik R. Desai wildlife & traveling Photography

19/08/2022

The Yawn of Tiger

Clicked at Tadoba National Park March2019

19/11/2021

The season of monsoon is very interesting in Central Gujarat. I visited Jambughoda wildlife sanctuary near Vadodara city in July 2020.

We were looking for reptiles and amphibians around the human habitat. We saw a couple of skinks, tree frogs, and encountered snakes on the highway-jambughoda to Bodeli. We even saw a roadkill of Indian chameleon that night.

After heavy rain, for early morning walk we went to a water body from our stay. One of our team members noticed a Chameleon Hunting Dragonflies on the ground. It was interesting to observe this game of hunting.

Chameleon has a high-speed weapon. An ultra-sticky tongue, which can be 2.5 times longer than its body and can be deployed and reeled back in less than a second. It's helpful for them to hunt insects like butterflies and dragonflies.

Chameleon’s eye has an incredible range of motion of 360 degrees And that’s not all. The peepers can also move in opposite directions—so while one eye is looking upwards and to the left, the other might simultaneously wander downwards and to the right. This allows a chameleon to scan most of the surrounding area for food without even moving its head. If one wandering eye is spying a tasty insect, the other one will move over and fixate on the target as well, giving the lizard some depth perception.

It was great to manage to get record shots of this epic encounter with an Indian chameleon on the hunt.

16/03/2021

A Smallest Feline in the world

The Rusty-spotted cat

Few days before I was posted “ I got sight of my Dream cat “ and I know many people want to know what I got in tadoba. Acutely It's one of my Lifers added to my checklist
For the last many years I have tried to photograph this beauty in Gujarat but I was not lucky at all. but finally, after a long time I got A Rusty Spotted cat in Tadoba National Park.

It’s mostly nocturnal but also briefly active during the day. It’s mainly found in moist and dry deciduous forests as well as scrub and grassland but is likely absent in evergreen forests.

Rusty-spotted cats are feed mainly on rodents and birds but also preys on lizards, frogs, and insects. It hunts primarily on the ground, making rapid, darting actions to catch its prey.

31/01/2021

A spectacular Male Tiger from the Alizanja zone.

Alizanja is one of my favorite zone at Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve. In the early morning of the winter season, I have hosted a safari for our guests .We encountered an elegant and iconic Male tiger at Alizanja. He is patrolling his kingdom during this time of duration. He was seated at the mound and analyzing the scent of another tiger’s presence or visit in his kingdom and he gives me a glance at my camera. That's one of the unforgettable experiences of season 2021.

16/12/2020

The ghost of Jungle

Indian Leopard

It's clicked at Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve in Feb 2020 on that day I'm hosting an evening safari for our guests. we went to Telia lake for a T30 but we are not that lucky .! But when we are heading back towards Tadoba range and on we show a Leopard. It's walking towards the thick Jungle. It's just stopped for a few minutes and looked at us.

14/12/2020

Game of light and shadow

Clicked at Tadoba-Andhari Tiger reserve NOV2020 during Morning safari with our guest at Svasara jungle lodge beautiful sunlight on crested hawk-eagle when it was feed on its prey.

13/12/2020

The Hunt
It was an incredibly lucky day for me. Before that, I missed the roadshow of Maya and her cubs went from Ain-body water hole to 97 water hole. But I didn't lose hope. I informed this incident to my guest. They offered me a cup of tea at 97 water hole. A male spotted deer came out from my left-hand side... he just came and started drinking water and of course, we were busy with a cup of tea... I just finished my tea and took my binocular to look some birds on the grass.... and suddenly I saw some activity behind the grass and that's the Maya. I informed to my guest to become prepared with the camera and I was also prepared for it. She waited almost were 5 minutes to get an opportunity to kill that deer.! When she reached 10 ft near to deer. she started chasing a deer. In 4 laps she got 1st touch of that deer .! And in next lap, Maya got the back of deer in her powerful jaw. I got my lifetimes epic hunting behaviour of a tiger. it was my 1st experience to see a Tiger Hunt.
I have clicked this image in Tadoba-Andhari National park Feb2018

20/11/2020

Dhole / Asiatic wild dog.

Dhole can whistle as a mode of communication. Hence, also called “A whistling Dog”. Dhole lives in forest thickets and hunts through them, the communication process of a dhole is rather complex. Alongside the common wagering and face-licking indications, they are known to produce feigning whistles – a strategy developed for messaging amid thick grass and undergrowth.

Clicked at Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve November 2020

16/11/2020

Eurasian Marsh Harrier (female)

This image I was clicked at Wadhvana Lake, near Dabhoi. I remember that's my last day of Holiday October2020.

now stay tuned with to see some beautiful Sightings of Big cats of Central Indiana park.

27/10/2020

The colors of Jungle

A Common leopard butterfly

clicked at Rajpipala, Gujarat October 2020







n.wings

27/10/2020

Let’s explore hidden biodiversity

The yellow-tail or Goldtail moth

Clicked at Tembi lake, Vadodara, Gujarat October 2020.

21/10/2020

Little grebe with chicks

image was taken at Pavagadh,Gujarat October 2020.

09/10/2020

03/04/2020

The Hunt

It was an incredibly lucky day for me. Before that, I missed the roadshow of Maya and her cubs went from Ain-body water hole to 97 water hole. But I didn't lose hope. I informed this incident to my guest. They offered me a cup of tea at 97 water hole. A male spotted deer came out from my left-hand side... he just came and started drinking water and of course, we were busy with a cup of tea... I just finished my tea and took my binocular to look some birds on the grass.... and suddenly I saw some activity behind the grass and that's the Maya. I informed to my guest to become prepared with the camera and I was also prepared for it. She waited almost were 5 minutes to get an opportunity to kill that deer.! When she reached 10 ft near to deer. she started chasing a deer. In 4 laps she got 1st touch of that deer .! And in next lap, Maya got the back of deer in her powerful jaw. I got my lifetimes epic hunting behaviour of a tiger. it was my 1st experience to see a Tiger Hunt

I have clicked it in Tadoba-Andhari National Park Feb2018

15/03/2020

“Bagheera at Land of TARU “

Melanistic leopard

Click at Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve March2020

04/03/2020

Step towards Mother.

T45 and her cub

Clicked at Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve Jan2020

-planet

16/02/2020

My Bed on tree trunk.

Leopard

18/12/2019

Face of Indian rose mantis

14/05/2019

indian Chameleon

Chameleons do not choose the background colour and may not even be able to perceive colour differences. They are usually in shades of green or brown or with bands. They can change colour rapidly and the primary purpose of colour change is for communication with other chameleons and for controlling body temperature by changing to dark colours to absorb heat

Clicked at near Vadodara July 2018

10/05/2019

Black Naped Monarch.

Clicked at Tadoba Andhari tiger Reserve May2019

16/03/2019

Princess of KLB

Junabai ‘s female cub

Clicked at Tadoba-Andhari Tigers Reserve feb2019

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18/10/2018

The Indian eagle-owl

it’s a species of large horned owl restricted to the Indian Subcontinent.

Clicked this photo during my holidays in Gujarat 2018

29/06/2018

Common krait (B.caeruleus)

It is a member of the "big four" species, infect the most snakebites on humans in India. Krait are nocturnal .so During the day, it is sluggish and generally docile. It often hides in rodent holes, loose soil, or beneath debris, so is rarely seen. incidents occur mainly at night. during the rainy season, the snakes come out of their hiding places and find refuge inside dry houses. If bitten by krait while sleeping, victim may not realize he has been bitten, as the bite feels like that of an ant ,mosquito or etc. The victim may die without waking up.The common krait's venom consists mostly of powerful neurotoxins, which induce muscle paralysis. Clinically, which generally affect the nerve endings near the synaptic cleft of the brain.

IF YOU SEE THIS SNAKE AT NIGHT KEEP DISTANCE FORM THIS SNAKE .

Clicked at Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve June2018

24/06/2018

Forsten’s cat snake (Boiga forsteni)

Named after Eltio Alegondas Forsten - a Dutch naturalist ....
Forsten's cat snake is found in India, nepal and Sri Lanka. It’s a species of mildly venomous rear-fanged colubrid endemic to South Asia..normally they found in lowland and it’s also to live around human- habitat . They hunt a bats, snakes ,lizards etc . Forsten’s cat snake is nocturnal and arboreal.Forsten’s cat snake is Sexually mature females lay 5-10 eggs. In India the eggs are laid in August and September.

23/06/2018

Spectacled cobra
A member of the "big four" species that inflict the most snakebites on humans in India.

it's normally found in near agricultural lands (rice paddy fields, wheat crops) and it can even be found in heavily populated urban areas such as villages and city outskirts

23/06/2018

Giri's geckoella (Cyrtodactylus varadgirii)

The genus Cyrtodactylus known in Southeast Asia, India and Sri Lanka, is a member of the subgenus Geckoella. This species is mostly seen moving near the leaf litter on the forest floor . They are active during night and take refuge under rocks and logs during the day. It grows the length of around 6 centimeters.Its also known to live around human-dominated landscapes and is a widely distributed species in India . It’s endemic to India. Its found in localities like Sanjay Gandhi National Park in Mumbai , in Nanded, Chandrapur and Amaravati and a few localities in Gujarat.