I went to Yala with 2 fellow wildlife enthusiasts and photographers in the 3rd week of April. The highlight was going to Yala bock V for the first time..
Black crowned night heron
Serkeer malkoha
Gerry sunbathing
Fan tailed flycatcher nesting
Sri Lana sloth bear
Jerdon's nightjar
Yellow wattled lapwing
Pied cuckoo
Green bee-earter
This is the first time I got to photograph this beauty this close taking our own time.
Chestnut headed bee-earters
An overstaying Indian pitta
Tri-coloured munia
Orange breasted pigeon
Sri Lana Shama
Grey headed fish eagle
Yala block V Entrance
The famous Veheragala dam
Male crested treeswift
Serpent eagle
Lesser adjutant stork
Male grey bellied cuckkoo shrike
Gery breasted prinia
Marshall's iora
This pregnant deer had fallen to the tail-race of the Veheregala dam and it took some doing to virtually carry it to the bank above by our tracker and another but we only hope that it's destiny was not a short one.
Little ringed plover
Jungle Owlet
This fan-tailed flycatcher was definitely annoying the feasting Changeable haw eagle
Although it was 5.10 pm it was like 6.15pm as the skies were about to open.
The trees along the Thissamaharama lake is almost a guaranteed place to photograph the Barn owl
