After an hour of searching, we found this female tiger sitting in a clearing, watching for prey. Dozens of vehicles crowded the adjacent road and the disturbance caused her to abandon the hunt for the moment. She walked right in front of our truck. Our guide estimated her age at eight years. We were very fortunate to see her -- on my previous trip to India in 1990, I looked for tigers in four reserves over a two week period and saw only one. This time, we saw one within just an hour of starting. I made this image with my telephoto zoom lens extended to its full 420mm length.