Chameleon in my tree!
Yep, the wildlife in Sri Lanka provides no end of amusement for me. It's true. 😀 Here's one of my…
Wildlife
Chameleons in my yard!
I do love the chameleons in my yard in Sri Lanka. Living in Singapore, I don't have any. We live…
A monitor lizard crossing the road in Sri Lanka
This happens often enough in Sri Lanka – wildlife crossing the road. It might be a goat or five or…
Cows wandering the streets in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Cows are everywhere in Sri Lanka. If you've read more than a few blog posts here, you might know this…
An Elephant and a Perahara
Perahara (which I hoped I spelled correctly) is a Sinhala word which basically means religious procession or parade. Sri Lanka…
An elephant at work
This photo was taken of an elephant at work in a park in the middle of Colombo, Sri Lanka. I…
Squirrels!
Sri Lankan squirrels. Because they amuse me. Oh, yes, they do! Not as much as cows, it's true. Or chameleons,…
Interesting – to me at least – winged creature
Of sorts. Orange stripes would make you think of a bee, right? Yeah, not so much. From wildlife If you…
Squirrels!
We've got a lot of squirrels, too, in Sri Lanka. We had one invade the second house we lived in…
Yellow-billed babbler in Sri Lanka.
The yellow-billed babbler is quite a common bird in Sri Lanka. They visit our yard, poke through the ground looking…
Chameleons!
At our house in Sri Lanka, we'd see chameleons in our yard every now and then. Sometimes every day for…
A Singaporean Wildlife Bridge…
Connecting two forests so the wildlife can move back and forth and see their cousins? Very cool. That it'll be…
Can’t live with ’em, can’t kill ’em all…
Because they run fast and they breed too quickly. From wildlife Geckos are a real nuisance. I know, I know,…
Neighborhood Monkeys
One of my favouritest things about Sri Lanka… Having neighborhood monkeys. Purple face langurs, aka purple faced leaf monkeys, despite…
One very weird day…
I went outside to the front yard – probably to hang up laundry or something – and I heard a…
Chameleon in heat!
I read somewhere, sometime, a very very long time ago, that when a chameleon turns deep red like this, they’re…
Birds, Birds, Birds
While we didn't have as many birds in Auckland as we did in Sri Lanka, we still saw quite a…
White-Rumped Munias Building a Nest
There’s been the makings of a nest between the eavestroughing and the house since as long as I’ve lived here, which is over three years. Until now, I’ve seen no activity involving it – no birds coming and going, no building, nothing. … Squatters or no, I’m glad they’ve taken over the vacant space. 🙂 These pictures are taken from the end of February.
A Squirrel Is A-Frolickin’
He must have broken free from his travelling circus where he works on the tightrope. … Because, honestly, other than ants or other bugs on the bark, what could the squirrel possibly be interested in? … Apparently, he’s had enough of me snapping his picture.
Project #365 Day 188 – Contortionist Barbie
But every time I try to think “Contortionist Squirrel”, it comes out as “Contortionist Barbie”. Sue me. 🙂 Yup, squirrels hang out a lot around our house. … And since they don’t cause any bad behavior as long as they don’t come inside – which they haven’t with this house *knocks on wood* – I’m pretty much fine with them. 🙂 This one, today, was climbing all over the tree, upside down, sideways, just having a good ol’ time.
Green Parrots in Flight
A month and a half back, Fahim and I were returning home when we saw this truck. … Cuz I really don’t think we’re in an alternate universe right now, you know? As it turns out, we got our answer when the car we were in passed the truck.
A Squirrel and a Chameleon Meet…
A month and a half back, Fahim and I were returning home when we saw this truck. … Cuz I really don’t think we’re in an alternate universe right now, you know? As it turns out, we got our answer when the car we were in passed the truck.