Walk in Paradise (Island of Sri Lanka): Nature Photography

Sri Lankan kangaroo lizard

Adult body size of about 7 cm (2.8 in)

@ Sinharaja Rainforest - Sri Lanka

In wildlife photography, you get extremely lucky to get the shot that you have in your mind or you get totally disappointed. As you can see there are no trees around the vicinity and this sub adult leopard could have walked any direction in this vast space. Our jeep stopped on the available space next to the few more jeeps was at the scene before we arrive here. Unfortunately this very tree was blocking the path as the leopard was walking from left to the right of the screen towards is usual waterhole.

All I could have wish for is that he will take a turn and walk towards the tree, so I can frame him with the tree through the only opening that I have to take a shot. As I said earlier either you get lucky or not with wildlife photography, luck turned in my way this moment :)

Location: Yala National Park - Sri Lanka
Name: Sri Lankan leopard
Scientific name: Panthera pardus kotiya
Conservation status: Endangered (Population decreasing)

Velvet Fronted Nuthatch is one of the most difficult bird that I have photographed so far. This bird is always in constant movement in search of insects that sits in the bark of trees. It take small quick jumps to either side of the tree trunks and also have the ability to climb upside down of the tree trunks using its strongly clawed toes. Velvet Fronted Nuthatch can be easily located if one listens to its repetitious “sit-sit-sit” call. They are found in forests with good tree cover and are often found along with other species in mixed-species foraging flocks

Location : Sinharaja Forest Reserve - Sri Lanka
Name: Velvet Fronted Nuthatch
Scientific name : Sitta frontalis
Conservation status: Least concern

@ Yala National Park

Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill (Endemic)

@ Yala National Park, Sri Lanka

Lesser sand plover @ Bundala, Sri Lanka

Gray Langurs / Indian langurs / Hanuman langurs @ Bundala, Sri Lanka

Scaly-breasted Munia / Spotted Munia

Sri Lanka hanging parrot (Endemic) @ Sinharaja Rain Forest

Serendib scops owl (Endemic) / පඩුවන් බස්සා @ Sinharaja Forest Reserve
Size: Length 16-17cm

The Serendib scops owl (Otus thilohoffmanni) is the most recently discovered bird of Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan sambar deer
@ Horton Plains National Park, Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot / Ceylon Lorikeet (Endemic to Sri Lanka)
@ Pahala Ohiya - Sri Lanka

@Yala National Park - Sri Lanka

Changeable Hawk-eagle | Crested Hawk-eagle

@Yala National Park - Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan Sloth Bear

The Sri Lankan sloth bear is a subspecies of the sloth bear which is found mainly in lowland dry forests in the island of Sri Lanka