by Thomas | May 27, 2012 | Animals, Endangered Species, Sri Lanka
Elephants wallowing in mud or water as the sun beats down, make for interesting photography subjects. We were treated to exactly that during one of our safaris in the Yala national park, Sri Lanka. It was an early afternoon and the intense humidity and heat was...
by Thomas | Apr 29, 2012 | Reptiles, Sri Lanka
During one of our evening safaris in the Yala national park, we came to a waterhole where we saw a few Water Buffaloes and Painted Storks. All seemed calm at the waterhole with the Storks lazily fishing and the Buffaloes just cooling off. All of a sudden, we spotted a...
by Thomas | Mar 4, 2012 | Birds, Sri Lanka
We were driving along in the Yala Wildlife Sanctuary when we spotted an Indian Roller right in the middle of one of the safari tracks. It is common to catch this bird in the middle of the track as they keep searching for insects to feed on. However, as you get closer ...
by Thomas | Feb 5, 2012 | Places, Sri Lanka
Yala Wildlife Sanctuary is the second largest National Park in Sri Lanka. It is estimated that the park has 40+ mammal species, 200+ bird species and over 40 reptile species. It has one the largest density of Leopards in the world. Tourists are permitted to visit the...
