Udawalawe National Park

Skirting the highlands on the inland route from Colombo Airport to Uda Wale	River crossing in Sri Lanka on the way to Ratnapura	Tim Matsuoka, a friend from high school, at the Elephant Trail Hotel	The gate to Uda Walewe National Park in southern Sri Lanka
Uda Walewe National Park lies just to the south of the central Sri Lankan highlands	Welcome to Udawalawa National Park, famous for its wild elephants	Icon of South Asia, a peacock in a tree at sunrise	Sunrise on the morning safari at Udawalawe National Park, Sri Lanka
Less glamorous, a peahen in a tree, Udawalawe	A wild buffalo in the bush at Udawalawe	Green Bee-Eater (Merops orientalis), Sri Lanka	Multiple spellings for the park, Uda Walawa - Udwalawa - Udawalawe
Red-Wattled Lapwing (Vanellus indicus), Sri Lanka	Mostly bushland, occasional large trees punctuate Udawalawe National park	A bird on the road through Udawalawe National Park	Blue-Tailed Bee-Eater (Merops philippinus), Sri Lanka
Blue-Tailed Bee-Eater (Merops philippinus), Udawalawe National Park	First spotting of Udawalawe's famous inhabitants, the Asian Elephant	Asian Elephant, Udawalawe National Park	Local people graze cattle within the boundaries of Udawalawe National Park
Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala)	Large lake on the east side of Udawalawe National Park	Our open side safari vehicle, Udawalawe National Park	As the morning progresses, the peacocks descend from the trees
Peacock, Udawalawe National park, Sri Lanka	Technically, Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus)	Peacock, Udawalawe National park, Sri Lanka	Orange-Breasted Green Pigeon (Treron bicinctus)
Peacock on the top of a tree, Udawalawe National Park	Peacock in a tree, Udawalawe National Park	Peahen, Udawalawe National Park, Sri Lanka	Little Green Bee-Eater (Merops orientalis)
Our first carnivore, a Golden Jackal (Canis aureus)	Cock on a Rock	Peacock, Udawalawe National Park	A ray of sun momentarily breaks through the clouds lighting up one of the roads through Udawalawe National Park
Road through Udawalawe National Park	Morning jeep safari through Udawalawe National Park	Trunk of a large tropical tree, Udawalawe National Park	Ring-Necked Parakeet (Psittacula krameri), Sri Lanka
Ring-Necked Parakeet, Udawalawe National Park	Ring-Necked Parakeet, Sri Lanka	Ring-Necked Parakeet (Psittacula krameri), Sri Lanka	Back side of a displaying peacock, Udawalawe National Park
There should be audio because the peacock is shaking this feathers making a unique sound	Peacock on display, Udawalawe National Park, Sri Lanka	Finally the peacock rotates towards us for a front-side view	Red-Wattled Lapwing (Vanellus indicus), Sri Lanka
Red-Wattled Lapwing (Vanellus indicus), Udawalawe National park	Painted stork perched on a dead tree, Udawalawe National park	SriLankaDec15 0161.jpg	SriLankaDec15 0163.jpg
White-Throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis)	Garden Lizard (Calotes versicolor), Sri Lanka	A pair of bee eaters on a twig, Udawalawe, Sri Lanka	Lone bull elephant behind a bush, Udawalawe National Park
Trying to find a clear view of the elephant	Water buffalo in a water hole, Udawalawe National Park	Ring-Necked Parakeet (Psittacula krameri)	Peacock on display, Udawalawe National Park, Sri Lanka
Peacock on display, Udawalawe National Park, Sri Lanka	Sri Lankan axis deer (Axis axis ceylonensis) disappearing into the bush	Diving kingfisher, Udawalawe National park	Jerdon's baza (Aviceda jerdoni), Udawalawe, Sri Lanka
Juvenile marsh (mugger) crocodile (Crocodylus palustris), Udawalawe National Park, Sri Lanka	Indian monitor (Varanus bengalensis), Udawalawe National Park, Sri Lanka	United Jeep Service Association, Udawalawa National Park	Jeep station just outside the main gate, Udawalawe National Park
Elephant Trail Lodge, Udawalawa, Sri Lanka	Elephant Trail Lodge, Udawalawa, Sri Lanka	Elephant Trail Lodge, Udawalawa, Sri Lanka	Elephant Trail Lodge, Udawalawa, Sri Lanka
Elephant Trail Lodge, Udawalawa, Sri Lanka	The main road along the southern boundary of Udawalawe National Park	Indian flying fox (Pteropus giganteus), most common bat found on Sri Lanka	The view south from the Elephant Trail Lodge, Udawalawe
Rain clouds building, Udawalawe	A monitor lizard crosses the road in the rain	Indian monitor (Varanus bengalensis), Udawalawe, Sri Lanka	Wreck on the road from Udawalwe to Thanamalwila
Really, how to you tip a truck on a straight flat road?	Junction of Sri Lanka roads B427 to Thanamalwila and B528 to Welioya