2011.01 - Sinharaja Forest, Sri Lanka

Sinharaja is a piece of original 'wet zone' forest, renowned for its heavy rainfall (read: leeches). We had the driest sunniest weather here for a couple of weeks! Very few leeches as well (sheer luck), thank goodness.


A pit viper, but too tiny to be scary, bless (speak for yourself, funny boy)

Wild orchid

Ceylon Blue Magpie, the star bird of the forest

Kangaroo lizard, so called

Strange horn beaked moth

Wild pineapple. We also saw some of these on sale in the markets. About half the normal size for double the normal price!!