Skywatch Friday—A Canopy Giant

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Here's a very poor attempt at photographing a Spot-billed Pelican in flight at the Leopard hotspot; Yala National Park. Can you spot it?

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This was photographed at Yala National Park in Sri Lanka—the best location in Asia to see Leopards. If you use your binoculars, you may be able see a pair of Great Thick-knees in the lower middle.

Can't see?

Okay, here's a scope view of one of them.


No, it isn't the prettiest bird in Sri Lanka.

Tuktuk

A Tuktuk in Sri Lanka
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The sunrise from the summit of Adam's Peak (2,243m) - the 4th tallest mountain in Sri Lanka.

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This is just before sunrise from the summit of Adam's Peak (2,243m) the 4th tallest mountain in Sri Lanka. This was one of the rewards for starting at 1.00 a.m., climbing up for 4 hours and waiting for nearly 45 minutes in the cold because we had reached the summit a bit too early. This was photographed in 2005 when I guided a couple of young French-speaking Swiss tourists. For the average tourist, it usually takes about 5-6 hours to climb up via the Hatton route that we took. However, those that I had were sort of extraordinary and they just kept on going, going and going! It was a fantastic burn at the end!

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A Shorea sp.- a 45-m canopy giant on the way to Sinharaja 'World Heritage' rain forest, Sri Lanka.

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Sunset at Sinharaja 'World Heritage' rain forest, Sri Lanka. Sky Watch Friday Headquarters is at Wigger's World