Cherry blossom trees in Toronto were in full bloom over the weekend attracting thousands of visitors to the city parks.
Toronto’s High Park was the centre of attraction and had thousands coming to enjoy the sight that symbolized the arrival of spring. It was 60 years ago in 1959, the Japanese ambassador to Canada gifted 2000 cherry trees to Toronto and they still continue to delight many who flock to the city to view this once a year spectacle.
This Baltimore Oriole was seen snacking on cherry blossoms in High Park, Toronto
When we were traveling along the banks of a water body one evening in the Wilpattu national park, a serpent eagle suddenly dashed in front of our vehicle and landed on the edge of the water. Puzzled by what we saw, we looked to see that the eagle was trying to capture a land monitor….
One afternoon, inside the Wilpattu national park, we came across this monarch bird’s nest, which has a distinctive cone shape. There were two chicks in the nest, and two adults were hovering around them. We stopped to watch the commotion and realized that they were teaching the chicks to fly out of the nest. While…
During one of our afternoon excursions in the Yala park, we stumbled upon this huge leopard known to safari drivers as “Harak Hora”, the cattle thief. The leopard tried to creep inside a culvert but changed his mind and went in to the jungle. The same evening, when we were returning to our park bungalow,…
We were able to capture this picture of a Sri Lankan Land Monitor sun bathing with the house cats on a roof top in Sri Lanka. Albeit the home owner’s attempts to cover the openings, this clever lizard had managed to creep in to the ceiling and make itself a home, thereby becoming a nuisance…
It was during an evening stroll in my neighbourhood that I happened to see a beaver one evening in a storm water pond, munching a tree branch. I visited the pond for the next few days and saw a pair of them swimming back and forth. My curiosity grew, and within a few days I…