More adventures from India and its wildlife. This time, still at the Corbett National Park in North West India, which lies next to a rock and pebble-filled riverbed. It was mostly pebbles at this time, because it was winter and therefore not raining (bet you didn’t see that one coming).

I seemed to be the only person who was willing to explore this spectacular scenery with a herd of what looked like wild horses.

As I was looking and snapping away I noticed one animal - definitely not a horse - was showing some interest in my activity. It looked like a large antelope with small curved horns.

I snapped away – it came closer – I snapped – it came closer - until finally I could touch it. Then it decided to chase me. This is fun (idiotic me), I let it chase me around a rock until I started getting tired. This looked pretty tame but it was a wild animal – I had no idea what it would do to me – it could head butt me or trample me.

I didn’t think of any of this until I had taken its picture.

I wanted a picture of my antelope friend badly, so I asked HB if he would take the picture. HB looked a bit puzzled and a tad apprehensive. I approached my four footed friend and HB raised the camera.

Do you think the antelope would look at the darned thing? No – he (she?) wasn’t about to have its picture taken by any ridiculous tourist.

I gently grasped it by the horns and tried to turn it towards the camera. By now, HB is starting to get that "Here she goes again" look.

Finally I turned its head around and there we both are for posterity.

Then I realised my adventure could have ended in disaster. But boy was it fun at the time.

Hope you enjoy the pictures.