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Subject: Report # 80 Hambantota, Sri Lanka March 20, 2016 Sunday Chance of rain & 90 degrees 54 Pictures Part #3 Of 3 First Afternoon Game Drive - Block # 5
Temple statue in town
Town portal
The road through Kataragama
Cheeky macaques
Momma and her baby
Crested golden eagle
Water monitor lizard
This way to Yala National Park
Langur monkeys
Indian darter
A flying squirrel that was captured by the rangers
He was rare to see here, and he will be re-located
A lucky find…..even for our naturalist
Rosering parakeet
A freshwater croc on the shoreline
Flooded plains
Large crocodile
Getting the morning sun
White-bellied sea eagle
Croc on the water's edge
Chestnut bee-eater
Chestnut-colored head
Looking for grubs and found one
Resting in the tree
White-bellied sea eagle
Bluetail bee-eater
Posing for us for a nano-second
Indian roller
Similar to the rollers in South Africa
The largest crocodile we saw
Croc floating on the surface of the pond
Painted stork and a croc
Huge water buffalo and a croc
The buffalo wins here, hands down
Buffalo tolerates the egret
The most beautiful butterfly
Lapwing
Malabar hornbill
Very distinctive bird
There is a pair of them in this tree
Water buffalo love the mudholes
Don't want to mess with him
Spotted deer – a buck
The river runs through Block # 5
A rest stop for refreshments
The first male leopard sighting
Could not have been closer
He is looking for a female, according to our guide
Smelling the trees
Continuing on
His path blocked by another jeep
The weir of the dam
A herd of spotted deer – leopard dinner
Indian elephant (Ears are smaller than their African counterparts.)
Subject: Report # 80 Hambantota, Sri Lanka March 20, 2016 Sunday Chance of rain & 90 degrees 54 Pictures Part #3 Of 3 First Afternoon Game Drive - Block # 5
Temple statue in town
Town portal
The road through Kataragama
Cheeky macaques
Momma and her baby
Crested golden eagle
Water monitor lizard
This way to Yala National Park
Langur monkeys
Indian darter
A flying squirrel that was captured by the rangers
He was rare to see here, and he will be re-located
A lucky find…..even for our naturalist
Rosering parakeet
A freshwater croc on the shoreline
Flooded plains
Large crocodile
Getting the morning sun
White-bellied sea eagle
Croc on the water's edge
Chestnut bee-eater
Chestnut-colored head
Looking for grubs and found one
Resting in the tree
White-bellied sea eagle
Bluetail bee-eater
Posing for us for a nano-second
Indian roller
Similar to the rollers in South Africa
The largest crocodile we saw
Croc floating on the surface of the pond
Painted stork and a croc
Huge water buffalo and a croc
The buffalo wins here, hands down
Buffalo tolerates the egret
The most beautiful butterfly
Lapwing
Malabar hornbill
Very distinctive bird
There is a pair of them in this tree
Water buffalo love the mudholes 
Don't want to mess with him
Spotted deer – a buck
The river runs through Block # 5
A rest stop for refreshments
The first male leopard sighting
Could not have been closer
He is looking for a female, according to our guide
Smelling the trees
Continuing on
His path blocked by another jeep
The weir of the dam
A herd of spotted deer – leopard dinner
Indian elephant (Ears are smaller than their African counterparts.)