Monday, July 21, 2025

FIRST VISIT TO WILPATTU in 2025......

 I went to Wilpattu with 2 fellow photography friends and their wife's for a day trip in the 3rd week of July. The highlight was that we got to see Kuruttupandiya mother aka New road mother on a sand patch around 7.15  all to ourselves for more than 30 minutes while 50+ vehicles were scouting close by.



How majestic she was ........






























Sri Lana Grey Hornbill nesting




Sri Lanka Jungle foul

Black naped Monarch nesting




Sri Lanka Shama







Painted Storks nesting







This is one of the 2 cubs of the Kuruttupandiya mother. Although for the past week or so there have been many sightings of all 3 together we missed that.

Managed to get a glimpse of this Croc gulping down a land monitor

Eurasian Thicknee

True to it's name  - Asian green bee eater



Little ringed plover

Gate opened ..
How even the teeth are


Jordon's Bushlark

Endemic painted lipped  lizard



Serpent eagle

Brown fish Owl