Bittern
Indian darter and an egret
Pheasant-tailed jacana with an egret
Pheasant-tailed jacana
A pretty bird
Not many of them
White egrets
Indian darter
Jacobin cuckoo
Not many of these around
Purple sunbird
Iridescent in color
A very small bird
Brown shrike
White-throated kingfisher
Godwit
Red-wattled lapwing
He stands out in the grass
The Indian Ocean
A fishing village on the beach
Wooden fishing boats pulled up on the sand
In 2004, the tsunami hit here
A few outcropping of rocks
Time to get out of the jeep
Straight down the ladder
That's us
A beach comber dog
Watching for green turtles
Blooming cacti
Beach brush
Alex and Michelle taking a cigarette break
Stretching our legs
Munchee time
The nearby salt flats
Bittern
Bittern
Swampy lagoon
A rice harvester
Egrets pigging out on tiny frogs
Fruit bats hanging in the trees at Tissamaharama
Graceful in flight
Almost transparent wings
A heron
Cooling off in the lake
Egret
Tuk-tuk, typical transport
Portal in Kataragama
One slow way to get around
Wood carvings on the roadside
Signage at the wood factory
Roadside scenery
Breakfast back at our tent
Cheese omelette
The best assortment of fruit and rolled pancakes
Lunch at 2pm….thali-style
Lots of spicy, tasty food
