Before dawn the next morning we were back in the jeep and heading back to Yala NP, having gone thriugh all the entry procedures we were 25th in the queue.At 6am precisely the gates opened and we went in...
SRI LANKAN JUNGLE FOWL
WHITE FRONTED WATER HEN
CHESTNUT HEADED BEE EATER
SIRKEER MALKOHA
There now follows a series of photos of another juv. Crested Hawk Eagle for which I make no apology.
CRESTED HAWK EAGLE my only concern is the eye colour which is different from yesterdays?
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CH EAGLE
BARRED BUTTON QUAIL.
Failed to see Leopard again,for me Yala is a bit over-hyped and is too busy for its own good.
After a late breakfast it was the road again for us and an overnight stay at Kalus hideaway a hotel owned by Kumar Sangakarra the cricketer,needless to say he wasn`t there.The afternoon was spent at UDA WALAWE N.P. one of the best places to see elephants in Sri Lanka.
MALABAR PIED HORNBILL
BLACK SHOULDERED KITE
AKA BLACK WINGED KITE
BLUE TAILED BEE EATER
BLUE TAILED BEE EATER
MARSH SANDPIPER
MARSH SANDPIPER
MARSH SANDPIPER
MARSH SANDPIPER
PROUD AS A PEACOCK
PEACOCK DISPLAY
PEACOCK.
AAH A LITTLE BABY HEFFALUMP.
ONLY A FEW DAYS OLD.
WELL CHAPERONED BY MOTHER
A LOVELY MOMENT.
A STRANGE BIRD THE PELICAN
ITS BEAK CAN HOLD MORE THAN ITS BELLY CAN
BLACK WINGED STILT
BWS
BWS
PAINTED STORK
PAINTED STORK
SPOT BILLED PELICAN
SBP
RED WATTLED LAPWING
INDIAN POND HERON
IPH
ASHY CROWNED SPARROW LARK
ACSL
WOOLLY NECKED STORK
WNS
WNS
WNSTORK
RING NECKED PARAKEET.
Next morning in the hotel gardens several peacocks were displaying...
BEAUTIFUL
SMASHING SUPER LOVELY...
REAR VIEW AIN`T BAD EITHER
WATER LILY
BLACK HEADED CUCKOO SHRIKE (F)
BHCS
SCALY BREASTED MINIVET
SBM
SBM.
After checking out we left for the rain forest at Sinharaja calling at the elephant transit home on the way,here they look after orphaned or lost young elephants until old enough to go back into the reserve.We watched them being fed and bathing which was quite amusing but the best was finding these scops owls
INDIAN SCOPS OWLS
INDIAN SCOPS OWLS
The next two nights were spent at the ECO LODGE FOREST RESERVE at SINHARAJA staying in a converted shipping container that was red hot by day and cool to say the least at night.
THE ECO LODGE
PRIMARY TROPICAL RAINFOREST.
CONTAINER CHEZ-NOUS
BROWN BACKED NEEDLETAIL
SPOT THE STICK INSECT
WATER SNOWFLAT
PITCHER PLANT
PITCHER PLANT-I got a leech up my trouser leg in the forest and when I got back to the container there was blood gushing from a tiny hole in my right calf,they have an anti coagulant in their bite, however my first aid training kicked in and rest elevation and poressure plus a Lion beer eventually saved the day and my leg.Before that this CEYLON BLUE MAGPIE showed briefly before heading back into the forest.
CEYLON BLUE MAGPIE
AWAY IN A FLASH.
GOODNIGHT.
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