Sri Lanka (Part I)

 With the country seemingly falling into termoil again it makes me wonder what the outside world, and more particularly those who have not ventured that far yet, think about the nation. My own adventure there in 2006 (just 2 years after the tsunami) covered no more than 3 weeks but all that was found was Peace, Love, Understanding, Respect and most of all 'Fantastic Wildlife'. Over the next 3 Sundays we hope to bring to our valued audience a snapshot of Birds, Beasts, Way of Life and Sights in equall proportion from our own indelible memories!

and if

PAINTED STORK
does not capture the imagination from the start "where do we go from here"?

WILPATU
just one of a number of National Parks visited

LITTLE GREEN BEE-EATER

SCHOOL CHILDREN

with those beautifully brown faces

contrasting sharply with thier immaculately white uniforms.

TORQUE MONKEY

ALEXANDRINE PARAKEET

BAMBOO

SCAFFOLDING

BLACK-NECKED

STORK

DISCIPLES

ASIAN ELEPHANT

ASIAN OPENBILL

THE

RUNAWAY TRAINS

FLYING

FOX

BOYS

DIVING

for
COINS

INDIAN PARADISE FLYCATCHER

LOGGERHEAD TURTLE
Survival Project

A COLORFUL NIGHT

at the

OPERA

CHANGEABLE HAWK-EAGLE

ANYONE FOR A CUPPA

TEA PICKERS

GREY LANGUR MONLEY

or maybe a glass of
COCONUT MILK?

INDIAN CORMORANT

MONGOLIAN PLOVER

INDIAN MUGGER
(from whence the name of the 'robber' comes)

GREAT CRESTED TERN

RUDDY MONGOOSE

BLACK BULBUL
and finally until next Sunday at least

SPOTTED DEER