ANUJ RAWLA
The Pilibhit Charger

Pilibhit situated in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. The tigers there are known to be larger than most of the Royal Bengal Tigers in India.

We were informed that of a pair of mating tigers had been seen in the morning safari. So, our guide decided to try and track this pair down. We went to the general area where they had last been seen but could not find them. Finally, near the end of our safari, we decided to take one more round of that area. This was our 4th attempt.

Suddenly we spotted this huge male sitting in the bushes. We stopped about 50 meters from him. After a minute or so he came out of the bushes onto the dirt track. He stood for a second looking at us, snarled and then suddenly charged at us.

Initially I froze. Then the adrenaline kicked in. I steadied the 600 PF (which luckily is a lightweight lens) and tried to focus on the tiger. Shot a burst of images. Got a few frames in focus primarily due to the excellent focusing capabilities of the Z9 & the 600mm PF.

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