by Thomas | Dec 9, 2012 | Birds, Endangered Species, Sri Lanka
We had an amazing morning safari in the Yala national park, Sri Lanka, where we spent most of our time with the Yala Leopardess and her cubs. The same evening we started our safari with a hope of spotting good wildlife action, apart from of course seeing a Leopard....
by Thomas | Nov 11, 2012 | Birds, Sri Lanka
We were on one of our morning safaris into the Yala national park in Sri Lanka on the lookout for another Leopard. We had been fortunate to have seen the elusive cat a few times already, however, we were still eager for more. We were treading slowly along the safari...
by Thomas | Oct 14, 2012 | Animals, Endangered Species, Sri Lanka
We have many good things to say about our trip to the Yala national park in Sri Lanka. However, the one thing that we must say is that the Leopards of Yala know that they are superior most in the Sri Lankan jungles since there are no Tigers there and hence depict the...
by Thomas | Sep 16, 2012 | Animals, Sri Lanka
We were on an evening safari in the Yala national park, Sri Lanka when we heard Chital (Spotted Deer) alarm calls. Noel, our host and owner of Leopard Safaris immediately switched off our vehicle engine and then tried to ascertain the direction of the call. Everyone...
by Thomas | Aug 19, 2012 | Animals, Endangered Species, Sri Lanka
Wild Water Buffaloes are a highly endangered species found in the North-Eastern parts of India and some parts of Asia. The origin of the Sri Lankan wild Water Buffalo is a debated topic and still inconclusive. Some findings say that all Sri Lankan wild buffaloes are...
by Thomas | Jul 22, 2012 | Animals, Endangered Species, Sri Lanka
In the previous edition of the Yala Leopardess and her cubs series, we wrote about our sighting of the Leopard cubs on a huge rock. They were out of reach of our camera equipment and we were unable to take any photographs. But in spite of not being able to photograph...
by Thomas | Jun 24, 2012 | Birds, Sri Lanka
During one of our drives into the Yala National Park, we came across an Indian Roller that had caught a grasshopper and was trying to swallow it. We have captured the first episode of this Yala experience, here where you can see the Roller repeatedly beat the...
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 | Apr 1, 2012 | Animals, Endangered Species, Sri Lanka
In the first edition of ‘The Yala Leopardess & her cubs’ we had spotted the mother with her cubs and the fading light had given us the opportunity to get some partial silhouettes. In the 2nd edition, we spotted the cubs just before sunrise and enjoyed...
