Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Wildlife Photography: Innocent look of a Young Gaur at Puduthotam Tea Estates, Valparai

An early morning walk in the tea gardens of Valparai’s Puduthotham Estate leads me to a large herd of gaurs. It is quite a surreal experience to see these magnificent creatures graze in tea estates. While I was admiring this large herd of gaurs, my eye caught the attention of a young one who seemed innocent and oblivious to the threat that we humans posed to them. This herd had about three calves, but I guess this one was the most photogenic.

Young Gaur Calf at Valparai Tea Estates 
This photo was shot in a hand-held mode with a EF 100-400 mm f4.5-5.6L lens on a Canon 7D body.

7 comments:

  1. ShivyaSeptember 21, 2011 at 12:21 AM

    Nice shot! I like how the gaur blends with the green in the background. 

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  2. PN SubramanianSeptember 21, 2011 at 12:06 PM

    Beautiful! Generally Gaurs are not afraid of humans and when in a herd you can simply pass by. They will not take any offense. However if you find a grown up male alone, one needs to be very careful.

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  3. Sankara Subramanian CSeptember 22, 2011 at 12:27 AM

    Thank you PNS! It is good to see you on my blog after such a long while. Yes, your statements on gaur behaviour is bang on. But, there is always a safe distance. If not, they can give you a good chase. I can personally vouch for this :-)

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  4. Sankara Subramanian CSeptember 22, 2011 at 12:29 AM

    Thank you Shivya!

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  5. KalyanSeptember 25, 2011 at 1:11 PM

    Simply beautifully captured shot...lovely!

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  6. NeerajSeptember 26, 2011 at 8:37 AM

    Innocent indeed... 

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  7. Sankara Subramanian CSeptember 26, 2011 at 11:28 PM

    Thank you Kalyan!

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