I spot one of my garden chameleons on the jambu tree, where he normally perches. ... Honestly, my first thought was "hmm, he's getting lunch", even though I didn't think lizards ate other lizards. ... Then, a second or two later - cuz, yes, they really were that fast - separated, although...
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A month and a half back, Fahim and I were returning home when we saw this truck. ... Cuz I really don't think we're in an alternate universe right now, you know? As it turns out, we got our answer when the car we were in passed the truck.
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This is one of our neighborhood purple-faced langurs, aka purple-faced leaf monkeys (Trachypithecus vetulus). He’s sitting on the telephone line just outside the window where I sit, using my computer. He’s close enough that I could have touched him if I stood up and opened the window. Well, and if he reached over to...
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2005 was an all-round difficult year. The Asian tsunami happened only 5 days before 2005 started, and Sri Lanka was so deeply affected by the deaths of tens of thousands of people and the decimation of so much of the coastal areas. News of the tsunami permeated our lives. So many survivors were devastated...
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Chameleon live in the wild here. They visit us in Colombo, but here, this one is hanging on the drain chains (to drain rain from the roof) at the house in Kurunegala. They’re smaller lizards that Fahim calls chameleons, although I’m not sure if they are a proper chameleon. From what I’ve gathered so...
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It’s true, it happens fairly often. Large lizards cross the road, roam the neighborhood, wander around seeing the sights. Stop for a cup of hot chocolate with the neighbors, get caught up on the neighborhood gossip, then wander towards the nearest gutter and climb in… Similar Posts: The Lizard Walk. And The Bird. But...
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He (she? I can’t get close enough to lift his/her/its tail) seems to be a fairly frequent visitor in our garden. Of course, there could be, and probably are, half a dozen who tromp through here, in and out, all day… Anyway. I was in my kitchen, minding my own business, chopping vegetables as...
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The chameleon moved around the wood pile, no doubt in search of food. Two common tailorbirds were doing the same. Here, I have one common tailorbird pictured. Tags: common tailorbird, chameleon, lizards, birds, Sri Lanka Similar Posts: Project #365 Day 53 Common Tailorbird Chameleon! Maybe? Project #365 Day 16 Bird Silhouettes! Flowers Project #365...
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I was downstairs, getting ready to mix up some bread dough and make some sweets, when I looked out the window and saw a shape that didn’t quite make sense. Took another look, and it turned out there was a long snake on our wall under the jumbu tree. It then climbed the jumbo...
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Geckos are just a part of life here in Sri Lanka. I mostly don’t scream when I see one now – took me a while, but I’ve mostly gotten used to them. I still try to kill them when I can. I know, I know, some of you will argue that they’re cute. As...
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