I was in Yala with a couple of friends in the 3rd week of June. Though it was quite dry and warm, there were few animals may be due to the fact that it had rained heavily a month or so back and there was ample water inside the jungle still.
However we were lucky to confront a Leopard eating a kill and 2 Leopard cubs along with a Bear and 2 tuskers. The notorious "Gemunu" who tries to feed by putting it's trunk inside the vehicles was also confronted twice and all in all it was a good trip.
Brown Fish Owl
---- In Flight
This Black necked stork is catergarised as near extinct bird and is seen very rarely only in Yala.
This was a great movement. This Wild boar carcass was under this tree when we went on our round in the morning and a croc was trying to eat. However in the evening when we got there this Leopard called HAMU who is known to be the biggest in the park was feasting.
On our way out on the first day, we came across this sloth bear but at a distance.
This is GEMUNU who likes to put his trunk and eat stuff from vehicles. Though he has been harmless so far , guests and the Jeep drivers all dread him and as always everyone got real panici just before we came to the entrance. As a result we had to reverse and go back wait for the cost to be clear and by the time we went out it was way past the regulated time.
We saw this cub in the following morning....
......And then suddenly the other sibling joined.
A Grey headed fish eagle
A Barred Button Quail
A changeble Hawk Eagle
Deer Drinking water
