YET ANOTHER DAY VISIT TO YALA; APRIL 2021......

I made another day trip to Yala in the 3rd week of April with my daughter. We left home around 2.45 am and used the Sothern highway up to Mattala and was at the entrance by 5.40. As I did an online reservation, we were the 3rd in line .It was a good day for photography.

This is " HARAK HORA" arguably the biggest male leopard in Yala and this was our first encounter with him and he stood up to the name and stature and was quite oblivious and unperturbed towards the Jeeps around.

White bellied sea eagle

Indian thicknee

Green Pomander pigeon

This time around we saw more than a few Elephants engaged in various acts which were quite entertaining.

mud bathing

Playing around

synchronized crossing

Greeting each other

Enjoying a bath together

Rudy turnstone

Marsh Sandpiper

Common greenshank

Ashy crowned sparrow lark

Little stint

Pacific golden plover

This is Strawberry a famous Leopardess in Yala. Initially she was on a tree  which we couldn't see and then after it came down most of the Jeeps went away and we stayed back . after a while we heard alarm calls and as we reversed a bit we saw it through bushes 

Then it started walking ad slowly crossed the road giving me ample time to click