While driving along the tracks of the Yala national park in the evening, we came across this young leopard cub perched on a tree branch that gave us the opportunity to take many photographs.
Later only we realized that in this photo, no matter from which angle one looked, you simply cannot escape its gaze.
(Yala National Park; May 2014)
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…
One morning inside the Yala national park, we came across a sloth bear on a palu (Manilkara hexandra) tree. It spent a good amount of time pulling branches and snacking on juicy yellow palu fruits. They say eating excessive amounts of this fruit, gives you an intoxicating effect. We believe this bear got ‘tipsy’ after…
Beaverville During a walk through the Scanlon Creek Conservation area, I heard the unmistakable cries of beaver kits coming from the far side of the swamp. I walked through the forest and came upon the den which beavers had built with sticks, rocks, and mud. The cries were coming from inside the den, and the…
Article by Miriam King of Bradford Times
Motherhood is an amazing wonderful skill. Humans aren’t the only species take extraordinary steps to protect, nurture and raise their babies. Even in the animal kingdom moms take time to feed, teach and take care of their offspring. I was able to capture these pictures how a mother’s instinct kicks in when their youngsters get…
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…