Sri Lanka Revisited

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December 8th 2013

Published: December 25th 2017

Geo: 5.94354, 80.4589Sri Lanka 26<sup>th</sup> November – 12 December 2013After yet another visit to The Quality Airport Hotel, where we were greeted like old friends, we flew back to Sri Lanka.In the Maldives Pauline and Colin's Thomson rep. Rohan, was very helpful and he arranged for a driver to collect us at Colombo airport and take us straight to Galle, so avoiding the w... Read Full Entry

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Small Temple in Kataragama - like fairground

Main Temple in Kataragama

Peacock Dance to Temple

Preparing the padi fields

The big squirrel

Juvenile Crested Hawk Eagle

Adjutant stork - strange appearance

Serene Park in midst of rice fields

Sandun with Bird book

Woolly Necked Stork -rarish.

Malabar Pied Hornbill - Why develop this?

Brown Fish Owl

Flowerpecker

Black Bittern

Fine figure, I worry the sarom is going to fall of

A bit like kilts - the question is do they wear anything underneath? The men seem to be retying all the time

Fields being prepared by tank

Adult collared Scops Owl

Two young Scop

Tank at Tissamaharama

Yellow Bittern - Holding on in favorite position.

Looks precarious to me.

Frog in tank

8th December 2013

Pauline
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That looks comfortable

8th December 2013

Pauline
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What a magnificent Leopard!

8th December 2013

Pauline
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Lovely, much better than all the plastic ones appearing at home for Christmas.

8th December 2013

Pauline
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Super colourful picture

8th December 2013

Pauline
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I guess they don't wear anything underneath otherwise they would wear shorts which would seem more practical?

8th December 2013

Pauline
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It looks like a cuddly toy, so cute.

10th December 2013

Silvernomads
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Hi you two - Loved the blog and you were so lucky to get so close to a leopard, we only got a glimpse of one so far in the distance when we were there. Happy Travels - Paul and Sheila

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