Is that a bunny over there?

Image of a Changeable Hawk-eagle

Last time when i visited Udawalawa National Park(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Udawalawe_National_Park) i saw this eagle looking curiously at something and then i managed to get the shot on my camera. This eagle is named as “Changeable Hawk-eagle”. The extensive range of the changeable hawk-eagle includes much of the Indian subcontinent and southeast Asia. Their distribution includes nations and areas such as Sri Lanka, Himalayan foothills (Garhwal to Assam), southern Nepal and Bhutan east through Myanmar, Burma, western Laos, southern Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and peninsular Malaysia.  This eagle has a good sight so it can catch a prey in a long range even. Also the nails/paws are extremely strong which would help them to carry a calf even.

(References : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changeable_hawk-eagle)

I need worms…

Image of the Red vented Bull-Bull

Did anyone notice that this bird has already tasted a well grown worm ? >_< I captured this Red vented Bul-bul just near my garden. I Observed it for a long time, also i noticed that he was not alone. The mate was also with it. The Red vented nul-buls residences are Indian subcontinent,Sri Lanka and some countries upto Burma and Tibet. There is a huge family of Bul-bul birds. The Red Vented Bul-bul prefers small insects and kind of fruits as his meal. Usually we can see them as a single bird or a small group of bul-bulls.

GO Green!!

Image of a forest

The Sri Lanka lowland rain forests represents Sri Lanka‘s Tropical rainforests below 1,000 m (3,281 ft) in elevation in the southwestern part of the island. The year-around warm, wet climate together with thousands years of isolation from mainland India have resulted in the evolution of numerous plants and animal species that can only be found in rain forests in Sri Lanka.

[References : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lanka_lowland_rain_forests#:~:text=The%20lowland%20rain%20forests%20cover,(3%2C281%20ft)%20of%20altitude. ]

“Who’s looking at me?”

Image of Spotted Dove bird

I got this bird looking at my camera lenses on 2010 while i was cleaning my garden. usually in the morning a flock of these Spotted Doves come to my garden to taste some yummy fruits, leaves and some tiny worms. Actually these guys are very quick, they are very patient all time. They walk on the ground and trees in search of grains, fruits and food. If they feel any unusual thing going on they manage to get quick flight for a higher distance. They usually make a sound as “Krookruk-krukroo… kroo kroo kroo” with a deep voice. How ever these guys can be seen in Hawai, indonesia, taiwan,china,Sri Lanka etc.

For further reference : (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotted_dove )

Amazing Reptile on your garden.

Image of a oriental garden lizard

The ground-colour is generally a light brownish olive, but the lizard can change it to bright red, to black, and to a mixture of both. This change is sometimes confined to the head, at other times diffused over the whole body and tail. A common state in which it may be seen (as stated by Mr. Jerdon) is, seated on a hedge or bush, with the tail and limbs black, head and neck yellow picked out with red, and the rest of the body red. Jerdon and Blyth agree that these bright, changeable colours are peculiar to the male during the breeding-season, which falls in the months of May and June.

(Reference : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriental_garden_lizard)

Hanumas!

Image of a Gray Langur Monkey

The Gray Langur, a milky white monkey with a dark face. Very common in South Asian countries. Most probably except the Indians and Sri lankans this little guys are not so familiar with other countries. If you see well at the picture i have captured, we can see some particles arround this guys mouth. Yes, that is a stain of a mango fruit. These Gray Langur eat the tender leaves of some trees and fruits. When the time this picture was captured this monkey was tasting a yummy mango fruit with his team mates.

The amazing fact that monkeys are super jumpers are there fingers and the amazing wiggling long tail. These guys have an amazing skill of climbing, running, jumping from branches of trees. They are specialist of moving on trees. They can run over a electric wire even without any problem. They got that skill with their tail. The tail helps them to get the balance. We can see these monkeys as brood. Also some choose to be solo as the team is not matching for them.

Something about someone.

Image of Jewel Four-ring

The Jewel Four-ring (Ypthima singala) , One of the most common Endemic species in Sri Lanka. The name “Jewel Four-Ring” came in to the point because of the 4 rings we can see in this butterflies wings. There are various types of this butterfly. We can see this tiny butterfly in the South states of India too. This Pic of captured by me(Nipun Maitipe; by D7200) in the village named Wandala(Reference video by me : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZY168mzTqG8 ).
This little guy can be seen on grass and bushes in the forest areas. Most of the times they prefer to stay alone. But during some seasons these species fly in bunches to Adams Peak.

  1. Lakisha Beaudry's avatar

    Spot on with this write-up, I really think this website needs a great deal more attention. I’ll probably be returning…

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My YouTube Channel

This is my youtube channel and i have attached a link which illustrates a beautiful village situated in Sri Lanaka. This village is situated in Sabaragamuwa province, Kegalle District which is about 60km away from colombo city. The name of this village is “Wandala”. Watch the video and leave your idea in the comment section.
Thank you.