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๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐Ÿ”โ€‹A detailed look at the ๐˜๐˜บ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฉ๐˜บ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ, or the Hump-nosed Pit Viper. While they are often overlooked...
11/05/2026

๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐Ÿ”

โ€‹A detailed look at the ๐˜๐˜บ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฉ๐˜บ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ, or the Hump-nosed Pit Viper. While they are often overlooked due to their small size, they are fascinating ambush predators. Notice the heat-sensing pit between the eye and nostrilโ€”essential gear for a predator that thrives in the shadows.

Canon R8
Canon 100mm macro L

๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ-๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐ŸŽฏ๐ŸŒŠโ€‹The Little Tern (๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ข ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฃ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด) might be our smallest tern, but itโ€™s arguably one of t...
10/05/2026

๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ-๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐ŸŽฏ๐ŸŒŠ

โ€‹The Little Tern (๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ข ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฃ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด) might be our smallest tern, but itโ€™s arguably one of the most agile. Watching them hover and then drop like a stone into the water is a masterclass in hunting precision.

โ€‹Captured this split-second emergence where the water droplets are frozen mid-air.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฑ. โšก๏ธA close encounter with the Sri Lankan Green Pit Viper (๐˜Š๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ด). Thi...
08/05/2026

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฑ. โšก๏ธ

A close encounter with the Sri Lankan Green Pit Viper (๐˜Š๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ด). This endemic arboreal predator is a master of its environment, using its heat-sensing loreal pits to track prey in the darkness of the canopy.

Canon R8 + 100mm macro

While adult Black-crowned night herons are known for their sleek grey and black plumage, the juveniles sport these heavy...
07/05/2026

While adult Black-crowned night herons are known for their sleek grey and black plumage, the juveniles sport these heavy brown streaks. Itโ€™s the perfect disguise for life among the reeds and branches of the wetlands before they transition into their nocturnal sentinel roles.

๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ โœจ๐ŸŒฒโ€‹There is something so prehistoric and majestic about the Grizzled Giant Squirrel. Its distinctive grey-...
06/05/2026

๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ โœจ๐ŸŒฒ

โ€‹There is something so prehistoric and majestic about the Grizzled Giant Squirrel. Its distinctive grey-and-black furโ€”which gives the species its "grizzled" nameโ€”blends beautifully with the mossy bark of the old-growth trees.

๐—ฆ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น, ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฑ, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—น. ๐Ÿ๐Ÿœ๏ธโ€‹The Saw-scaled Viper (๐˜Œ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ด) is a master of the dry zone landscapes of Sri Lanka....
05/05/2026

๐—ฆ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น, ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฑ, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—น. ๐Ÿ๐Ÿœ๏ธ

โ€‹The Saw-scaled Viper (๐˜Œ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ด) is a master of the dry zone landscapes of Sri Lanka. Despite its relatively small size, it is famously one of the "Big Four" medically important venomous snakes in South Asia.

โ€‹Its name comes from the way it rubs its specially shaped, keeled scales together to create a loud, sizzling warning soundโ€”a "hiss" produced by the body rather than the throat. In this shot, you can clearly see those rough, serrated scales and the vertical pupil that marks it as a nocturnal predator.

"๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป" ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด. ๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ“ธโ€‹Don't let the name fool youโ€”this little one has enough personality for the whole forest. Ca...
04/05/2026

"๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป" ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด. ๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ“ธ

โ€‹Don't let the name fool youโ€”this little one has enough personality for the whole forest. Caught this Plain Prinia taking a moment of reflection before jumping back into the undergrowth.
Canon R8 + Sigma 150-600mm C
2025/12/20

๐€๐ฅ๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐‘๐ž๐š๐๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐š ๐‚๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž-๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐Ÿ’„๐Ÿ“ธโ€‹The Painted-lip Lizard doesn't need a makeup artist to look this sharp. Spotted this ende...
03/05/2026

๐€๐ฅ๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐‘๐ž๐š๐๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐š ๐‚๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž-๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐Ÿ’„๐Ÿ“ธ

โ€‹The Painted-lip Lizard doesn't need a makeup artist to look this sharp. Spotted this endemic beauty holding a perfect pose against the rough barkโ€”truly one of the most stylish residents of the Sri Lankan canopy.

"๐—œโ€™๐—บ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐˜†, ๐—œ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ป'๐˜ ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜... ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜?" ๐Ÿคจ๐Ÿโ€‹If "sass" were a reptile, it would definitely be a Gre...
02/05/2026

"๐—œโ€™๐—บ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐˜†, ๐—œ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ป'๐˜ ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜... ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜?" ๐Ÿคจ๐Ÿ

โ€‹If "sass" were a reptile, it would definitely be a Green Vine Snake. Beyond the dramatic mouth-gape, notice those horizontal pupils? They provide these snakes with incredible binocular vision, allowing them to track moving prey (and curious photographers) with pinpoint accuracy.

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๐„๐ฒ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐‡๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐’๐ž๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ โœจ๐ŸŒ‘โ€‹There is something prehistoric about the gaze of a ๐˜พ๐™ฎ๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™™๐™–๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™ฎ๐™ก๐™ช๐™จ ๐™จ๐™ค๐™—๐™–. Every...
01/05/2026

๐„๐ฒ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐‡๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐’๐ž๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ โœจ๐ŸŒ‘

โ€‹There is something prehistoric about the gaze of a ๐˜พ๐™ฎ๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™™๐™–๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™ฎ๐™ก๐™ช๐™จ ๐™จ๐™ค๐™—๐™–. Every scale and every fleck of gold in that eye tells a story of evolution and survival in the shadows.

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๐€ ๐Œ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐€๐ž๐ซ๐จ๐›๐š๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ฌ.โ˜๏ธ๐ŸŒ€โ€‹The ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฟ is famous for its incredible "rolling" flight displays during the breeding ...
30/04/2026

๐€ ๐Œ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐€๐ž๐ซ๐จ๐›๐š๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ฌ.โ˜๏ธ๐ŸŒ€

โ€‹The ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฟ is famous for its incredible "rolling" flight displays during the breeding season, but even at rest, they are a sight to behold. While they look relatively modest when perched, their wings reveal a hidden explosion of turquoise and deep indigo once they take flight.
โ€‹Found frequently in open grasslands and scrub jungles, they are the ultimate watchful sentinels of the field.

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