On this first safari in Tadoba National Park, we realised that the monsoon was setting in and we were in for the occasional light drizzle. We were around the territory of a popular Tigress with two fully grown cubs, known to give spectacular sightings and were on the lookout for her.<\/p>\n
That is when we noticed this Crested Serpent Eagle perched on a low branch. While we waited, we were scanning the landscape and saw the cubs emerge from the banks of the lake.<\/p>\n
One of the cubs headed towards the tall grass to shelter itself from the rains. The other cub followed suit and we thought we would not see them again.<\/p>\n
To our amazement, both the cubs emerged further away in the open, and started to play amongst themselves. The light conditions weren\u2019t conducive for good pictures, but I kept clicking to record the lovely experience.<\/p>\n
As we headed back out of the park, we caught a glimpse of Matkasur, the father of the cubs, disappearing into the evening twilight. We hoped to get a good sighting of him on subsequent safaris.<\/p>\n
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