Sri Lanka - Part II

 After the courtesy of the nations Flag

we continue the second part of our 3 weeks in Ceylon with a visit to

and just about first to be seen the

Obligatory Temple
white as the driven snow and after clearing human presence our first

BARKING DEER

STORK-BILLED

KINGFISHER

with

WHITE-BELLIED FISH EAGLE

numerous
DEITIES

WATER BUFFELO

ditto

representing a number of Gods and what we might call Saints?

APPOLO MOTH

GREEN

CHAMELION
and just a bit larger a herd this time of

ASIAN ELEPHANTS
a nice little run on Birds featured

BRAHIMANY KITE

PHEASANT-TAILED JACANA

YELLOW-WATTLED PLOVER

PLAINTIVE CUCKOO
and

SRI LANKAN JUNGLE FOWL
before bumping into the much hoped for

Big Daddy of them All

LEOPARD

and GREAT to see so many School Children soaking up
Their Inheritance.

On a Smaller Scale
BLACK-NECKED HARE

RED-WATTLED PLOVER

BROWN SHRIKE

ORIENTAL SKYLARK

MALABAR PIED HORNBILL

COMMON MYNA
and

MALABAR PIED HORNBILL
and maybe we should end the Part of the Saga with the Deitie of them all

without which they would surely be lost?

I Rest My Case Mi Lord!

Moth'ers Little Helper - The Rolling Stones

 Having made such a Pot Mess (R. N. Stew) of Mr Partridge and his beloved Rosie, having put the Horse before the Cart, we will endeavour to get it right today! With Thursday night having qualified as the best so far this year for Moths, we will put those goodies all in one basket with a little reminiscing, pre-Covid of how things used to be when

Sophie, Josh and absent from the image brother Oliver,
occassional visits from

Dave Foot

and always welcome when they could make it Chloe, with Mark and Phil Sterling, here's hoping again soon! So for the Moths in no particular order but a fantastic start with

STRIPED HAWK-MOTH

and a Larvae thereof just for interest.

SERAPHIM

SCORCHED CARPET

an overdue

BUFF ERMINE

FOXGLOVE PUG

with some idea of size.

LESSER TREBLE-BAR

PRIVIT HAWK-MOTH

again with Larvae

PALE OAK BEAUTY

WHITE-POINT

likely a migrant.

both

EYED HAWK-MOTH

and at the other end of the size scale the tiny

CREAM-BORDERED GREEN PEA
and to conclude hopeing that we get this right, if someone discovers any kind of creature not yet described on Planr Earth, they get the privilege of naming that creature such as

RADFORD'S FLAME SHOULDER
and

CLANCY'S RUSTIC
(which we usually catch here but later in the year)
Unaware of this, our Ol' and Hapless Mate Willy Wine of Wimborne Fame made such a discovery in the week and having no knowledge of getting his name in lights for prosterity past it on to me. Certain to take ALL of the GLORY for such a find we believe it would be appropriate to name it

BAGSY'S BRAMLEY APPLE MOTH

(don't tell him will you!)