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By the way, the rocks in the banner above are known as the Elephant Rocks, because they look like, er, elephants. This isn't the best shot of them, but you get the idea.

Of course, we saw more than rocks on our safari! Check out the wildlife below. And if you are visiting Sri Lanka, and Yala and/or Bundala and/or Tissamaharama, CALL JAYANTHAand get him to take you on a tour. I swear you will not regret it. He's a fabulous guide, and a fabulous guy. We can't say enough good things about him. He deserves your business. And no, I am not getting paid to write this. He just made our trip very special. His information is on my Contacts page.

 
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Star tortoise at Bundala. When we were driving from Tissa to Ella, the truck in front of us ground to a halt, then carefully drove around a star tortoise in the middle of the lane. As our taxi driver pondered what to do next, Gordon jumped out, picked up the tortoise, and deposited it safely on the side of the road. My hero! Unfortunately, star tortoises are exploited for the pet trade.

 Mongoose, fleeing Jeep!
Baya weaver and nests. Aren't they amazing? Peacock showing it all for the womenfolk. We were wildly impressed. Sadly, his peahens were not. I had to keep remind myself that we weren't at the zoo and that these animals were all wild and running around in their natural habitat.
A rose-ringed parakeet checks us out. These guys are everywhere and are considered agricultural pests, but we liked them just the same! A changeable hawk-eagle. Don't you love his head feathers? And no, I don't know what the "changeable" refers to. Maybe they're moody.
Spot the two jackals. And the red-wattled lapwing! A mugger crocodile regulating his temperature by opening his mouth. Or perhaps he was just dreaming of eating a nice, juicy, bearded Canadian.
Spot the leopard! (Yup, make sure you bring binoculars!) Can you see the teeny-tiny pink outline inside the white circle?

No, really, that's a leopard lying on a tree branch. There was a second leopard in that tree that Gordon spotted after all the Jeeps left. Jayantha was impressed. Yup, thank God for binoculars, and no, I didn't take our telephoto lens. Ooops!

There are many reasons to stay in the Jeep at Bundala and Yala.
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All photos and text copyright Natalie Rowe 2008 - Stealing brings bad karma. Don't make me set my lawyer-husband upon you!