Walk the Wilderness completes one year with this post. How time flies?! A big thank you to all of you - our friends and followers. Your visits and comments have been our motivation and we have tried our best to share with you, the diversity of the Indian Wilderness.
The first post on our blog was on Dholes, the Indian Wild Dog. And we never looked back after that! As we complete Year One, we thought it appropriate to put up another post on Dholes. These sociable predators live in packs of six to thirty dogs. The largest pack that we have ever seen till date are twenty two dogs at one go! This sighting happened during one of our very first safari's into the Bandipur national park, where we spent more than an hour following them and their antics.
While Dholes lack the strength, speed or stealth of larger predators like the Tigers or Leopards, they make up for it with superior teamwork and stamina, thereby making them the most successful predator in the Indian Wilderness. However, it is very unfortunate that they are in the endangered list.
Here's a collection of images on this tenacious predator,. All images were taken in the wild with the D300, 300mm f2.8 lens and 2x TC setup, with the exception of the wide angle shot that was taken with the D80, 12-24mm f4 lens.
92 comments:
Hi Thomas,
Wow a quite impressive post indeed. These dogs look terrifying. You have, as usually, very good portraits there!
Beautiful! Plain and simple, they're beautiful creatures. Your shots really do them justice.
Happy anniversary! Beautiful shots as always, and a discovery for me. I didn't know them at all.
Am new to your blog and to dholes. They look similar to our black-backed jackals.
Your photos are beautiful
Congrats on your one year here T&S!! this is one of my favorite places to visit.
I love that your images are from the wild. I do not like zoos and such. the animals born in the wild should remain free.
The picture reminds "Frooti"
Congrats!! good going.... looking forward to reading much much more from you in the years to come....
These remind me very much in their habits of our wilddogs. Beautiful pictures again.
I hope you are doing well now Thomas. Hugs.
Hi Thomas,
In this beautiful sequence of images you present to us an understanding of not just a single individual but also how they live as a pack. Thank you for this posting and here is hoping that you will continue for years to come.
Congratulations on finishing one year! :)
I have been following your blog for a while now.. beautiful wildlife photographs you have captured..
Keep 'em coming!
Great photos, Thomas! Dholes are really amazing animals. I note that his teeths is very white and clean.
Congratulations on your first blog Anniversary!
these are fabulous wildlife shots! beautiful work! :) the light on the first image looks great too.. :)
awesome shots man! wildlife photography me is very difficult, even though i've never tried or explored doing so. these animal shots are so clear! excellent job man.
Those are stunning photos, great job.
nice pictures.
Wish you "Happy Vinayak Chaturthi"
Great pictures as usual.
Thank you
Thomas: Very nice captures of the dog family. They don't seem to have fear of the humans.
Fabulous images - its been a pleasure looking at this site.
Absolutely masterly shots Thomas!!!
As usual some excellent portraits - the last one would look better with uncuted ears.
But the second shot with the fighting dogs is outstanding - a real action shot. I like it.
Another great series... lovely pictures.
The first photo made me think how sweet, what a pretty little dog, but the other pic changed my mind, those are sharp vicious teeth, I can now see these are wild dogs. Great series of photos.
All the shots are wonderful but that second is my absolute favourite.
Exceptional photos, Thomas.
Beautiful photography of the dogs. Congratulations on your one year. :)
Congrats on your first year!
The close-ups are a visual treat. Loved them. And congratulations for completing a year. I shall be looking for many more exciting images in the coming days.
loved the series, especially the second image which captures a beautiful action.
Fabulous photos. The dogs look healthy and happy. What close ups!
Stunning pictures of those wild dogs....
Excellent shots as usual...:) I like the second last photo..Congrats on completing one year..Love to see more of these types of beautiful shots!
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Congratulations on the anniversary.
I liked the dogs and that you are close enough to see their personality and individuality in them. It is a shame they are endangered. I guess people are killing them.
Hello Thomas
The photos are magnificent.
You are an artist with a camera in hand.
Congratulations.
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Congrats, T&S.
Let this blog celebrate many many anniversaries.
Cheers
Bindhu & Unny
I think it's a bad idea to go out of the pickup... Nice reportage, sharp in clean photos. Indeed its wild dog (impressive, same shape than domestic dog)... Bravo.
Great photos, especially the pups playing & the 2nd portrait!
Congratulations on one year - I always enjoy your posts and wonderful photographs!
Great pics Thomas....I didn't know these wild dogs were so good looking!
Another outstanding series! Always a pleasure to view.
WoWWW...some fantastic shots here!
awesome photography.! great work..!
Congrats..!
Congrats on completing one year! I look forward to seeing your photos always. What perfect teeth these dogs have!
Very exceptional photography Thomas. Hats off to you.
And congratulations to Walk the Wilderness for the first birthday!
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Excellent shots! Love the spontaneous and playful feeling in this portraits. You got pretty close to the group but they didn't seems to pay attention to you, which gave you this natural shots! Well done, again!!
I would NOT want to ever meet up with one of these, Thomas, face to face. Having said that, I'm sorry they are nearing extinction. What a shame. They are beautiful!
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Buen trabajo, saludos.
I honestly wish that your excellent photos will be published in this blog for many many years!!
The second photo is very beautiful! Very aggressive!
The last photo is particularly impressive. I can almost feel it's fur.
Happy anniversary! Love your pics, keep up the great work!
Happy one year anniversary!! Love the last photo in particular wear he is yawnin! Heres hoping next year on your blog is even better than the last one!
Thomas truly amazing photographs, you have captured not just photos, but photos with emotion, personality and full of adventure. Congratulations on your one year blogging, yes times flies, I still cannot believe its been two years for me. Thomas you are true blessing to the blogging world, you are bringing amazing nature photos which probably in the life time I will never see myself. Thank you my friend. BTW Hope all is okay with you. Anna :)
Congratulations on year one of your blog! I feel lucky to have found you and your work in this big internet space from the world over!
The detail in these pictures is down right scary ;-) It shows their tenacity and I for one, would not like to be along and wounded with these guys running freely ;-)
Wonderful work, as always!
Wonderful shots. The second one is fabulous!
The last pic is so fierce and scary.
Stunning photos, the second shot is my favourite!
owh my. This is cool stuff ! I really adore the first one (that light is pretty cool) and the last one (perfect timing).
Seems like you're having a great time over there with the GDC
Very impressive images and interesting information, Thomas.
As usual, the combination of you and the 300f2.8 provides outstanding results and proof that the 2x extender is a viable option.
Those are some fierce dogs! My favorite is the two standing up almost battling it out.
Congrats on your year of excellent photography. Today's is a wonderful way to celebrate that achievement. I love the sharp detail you capture in your wild life shots. Thanks for sharing.
beautiful captures always so perfectly focused !
What a fascinating creature. Looks kind of like a wolf mix with a fox - makes sense given its name!
I always love the quality of your shots - makes me feel like I am right there in them!
HAPPY BLOGGAVERSARY!!! What a neat tribute to your first post...these guys really look the predator part with their lean bodies and those oh so white teeth..prob from gnawing on all those bones...
You have some wonderful photos here...such detail!!
Beautiful - but sort of scary.
These dogs are so expressive! The photos are always so vibrant and beautiful.
Great images, I love the one of the jeep riding into the scene.
A beautiful story. The photos are really beautiful.
Outstanding images,they look really wild! Love the third image!Also Congrats. on one year!
Wow... this is outstanding set ! Fabulous shots for encyclopedia :)))
Thanks for the visit and comment! Sharp reflections are so much easier on cool winter days when puddles have not been disturbed. I intentionally left a little bit of the blacktop around the edges, but one has to look to find it. I'm glad you like the photo! Cheers!
Thomas, Congratulations on completing an year of photoblogging, at the same time, Sorry for your loss - Mothers are and always will be special. Amazing shots you have here. I do some photography, but its all part-time and I'm no where close to what you do here, but wildlife has always amused me. I've bookmarked your blog, may be I'll get some tips on how to be good at clicking wildlife.
Cheers,
Your namesake :)
congratulations! on the 1 year mark. It takes a lot of work to maintain a photoblog and your's excels in every way. Great images as well!
Happy Blog-Anniversary. You should be very proud of your blog. It is one of the best photo=blogs on Indian wilderness. I am so glad I got to know you guys through this blog.
This post is fabulous. I love the first picture...can almost feel the fluffiness of its fur.
fabulous pics as always, but i came here to see pictures of a leopard that i heard so much about!
the third pic is great. it gives me an idea of the forest and the atmosphere around you.
Stunning
What I wouldn't give to travel one day with you! These are amazing!!
Fantastic shots, I've wondered about using a 2x TC and I can see from your images it's great. Amazing captures as usual, lovely images of these fascinating animals.
My...what big sharp teeth they have. Nice photos.
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the second shot with the fighting wild dogs is just amazing!
Happy anninverary, you have brought us many "ah's" and "wow's" during the year. Happy continuation.
The celebratory series is quite a stunner, some real action shots here and incredible close-ups.
encore une belle série de cet animal qui parait bien sympathique à première vue. Une technique irréprochable
Very nice shots !
Congratulations on a year of blogging. Hope its been as fulfilling for you both as its been for me viewing your posts.Cheers! and good wishes for another year of blogging.
Wow, great photos! Linked here from a comment you made on my Blue Angels at dpr. I'd trade photo ops anytime. You got my vote.
So impressive work. Fantastic shots i have ever seen of wild life. Two thumbs up. The scenery is delightful and perfect choice to save and keep as photo canvas
Beautiful animals! Sad that they are endangered...
Wonderful shot of the dogs playing with each other! Great timing!
Beautiful shots whatever they are.
Absolutely magnificient and amazing. As usual :-)
We tried to spot wild dogs when we were in Botswana but without any luck, just tracks. Wonderful shots.
Nice work, especially the fighting pair.
Wow! Красный волк?
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