Some Wonders of Creation: July to  September 2009

This mother and calf were snapped on the receding shores of the tank (ancient reservoir).  We often see cows such as these.  We also see huge grey bullocks deep in the muddy water of flooded paddy fields with their huge horns spreading either side of their broad heads.  Up in the high hills there are dairy farms with rolling green pastures reminiscent of Herefordshire, with the same black and white cows kicking vast udders bulging with  rich milk. These Sri Lanka Grey Langur monkeys are a familiar site in dry zone areas and are easily seen by tourists in the ancient capitals of Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa.  The cricket match they are watching was drawn.

This is a Sri Lanka Giant Squirrel, also fairly common in the dry zone, although this is the first one we have seen.

This is a mongoose, (either a Brown Mongoose or a Sri Lanka Ruddy mongoose) was also photographed in the dry zone.  They are common in the hill country too and we often see then trotting around the campus.  It is good to have them around because of their famed snake eating tendency.  Quite recently, the cowman was cutting grass for the cows and came across a Russell's viper that he quickly despatched.  He works in his flip flops, just like everyone else.  

This lizard is a speedy little chap who will soon scamper off once sure that you have seen him.  He runs on his hind legs.  We see lizards like this quite frequently around the college grounds.  We have only seen these curious creatures in the dry zone.  The larger one is about 1.5 inches long.  And we've only seen them in pairs like this.

This is a bit of mangrove forest near Negombo that clearly shows the strong aerial roots that make them almost immovable.  The tsunami had little affect on areas inland of mangrove swamps

A sunset near Negombo - to conclude the page!

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