SPELLBINDING SINHARAJA-PART 2-NOVEMBER2011

Priceless Frogmouths

FASINATING NATURE -PART 2...

This female Purple rumped Sunbird had started building a nest hanging on to a dry leaf of a palm tree in my garden which I saw only around 8 a.m yesterday( 10/11/11). By 12.30 p.m it had progressed well and I shot these frames below ,but unfortunately the nest gave way and fell .On its next flight it found that the nest was not there and called the mate as well and hovered above .When I got the chance I quickly got the nest and tied the top with a twine thread and hung on the same leaf putting the thread through a strong leaf as well. But they never came.

MEMORIES OF YALA -NOVEMBER 2011

We were in Yala(Sr Lanka) for 2 days in November 2011 staying in 2 Bungalows inside.Though the wheather was changing with monsoon on ,we were very lucky to see 12 Leopards altogether though I could photograph only 9 of them.This was complemented by a tusker and  other animals and birds as well making the trip very memorable indeed.The photos will tell the story I'am sure..

An Elephant crossing

The 1st Leopard on the famous Ruk vila Rock

The 2nd and the 3rd

The 4th one at a distance early morning of the 2nd day

The 5th

The 6th crossing the road behind our vehicle

The 7th was on the famous Kotiya gala

After sometime it came down

The 8th  .

The 9th in a pensive mood

We missed the bear may be by hours but it surely had made his mark

Black Kite

A deer in an unusual stance

Jungle Bush  Quail

Oriental Honey Buzzard

Chestnut headed Bee Eater

Common Iora

Painted storks

A croc sunbathing

Grey Headed fish Eagle

Honey Buzaard

A peacock doing the famous dance

2 Jackals plotting the next move

A herd of Wild Boar

Sri Lanka Jungle Fowl

Lesser Sand Plover

Majestic is the right word..

A wild Buffalo

A giant Squirrel

Look at the eyes..

Wiskered Tern

Yellow Wattled Lapwing