Barking Deer at Bandhavgarh National Park

Bandhavgarh National Park, with its sandstone escarpments, forested ridges and the ancient fort crowning its central hill, offers a striking Vindhyan backdrop against which to find the Barking Deer. March visits give photographers good opportunities to work this varied terrain, using the ridgelines and rocky outcrops to frame the deer within the park's dramatic topography. Those joining the Majestic Bengal Tigers of India holiday will pass through this same landscape, making it well worth keeping a camera ready between the main sightings. The interplay of open ridges and dense forest cover here rewards patience and a readiness to shoot at a moment's notice.