YuGWoRLD: Sinharaja Rain Forest

Sri Lanka Junglefowl

<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> <span face="Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #030303; white-space: pre-wrap;">H</span></span><span face="Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #030303; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">ope you like this video coz didn't have time to edit, arrange photos coz having hectic & busy duty in covid management.</span></p><p><span face="Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #030303; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">it was a family trip to </span><span face="Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #030303;"><span style="font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sri Lanka in May 2018 for 7days. During whole trip, i wake up early and went for birding outside the hotel and clicked so many endemic birds but spared one day for Sinharaja National Park also known as Sinharaja Rain Forest. </span></span></p><p><span face="Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #030303;"><span style="font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Had wishlist of so many birds but Sri Lanka Junglefowl is in Prime list because it is the one of most beautiful junglefowl sighted in Indian subcontinent. it was a long long story wrote in as <a href="https://www.yugworld.net/2018/05/sri-lankan-junglefowl-mobile-click.html">Sri Lankan Junglefowl Mobile Click</a></span></span></p><p><span face="Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #030303;"><br /></span></p><p><span face="Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #030303;"><br />
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Sri Lanka Junglefowl

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Spot-winged Thrush

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i was on a Family vacation at Sri Lanka with my Friend Dr.Pragnesh in mid May'18.for birding its a odd season due to heavy rain.even though we had plan to go Sinharaja National Park on 19th May'18.<br />
we were stayed at Earl's Reef Beruwala,wake up at 3.15am and get ready within 15min.went at reception,surprisingly receptionist made a ready packed breakfast for us and our cab Driver Mr.Albert Christo was waiting for us.<br />
Without delay we were on the way towards our destination.it was a journey of 3hrs.i thought for sleep but didn't because i was little afraid because its an unknown country and with unknown person at odd time drive.<br />
Even though we both doctor are unable to speak English well and our cab driver was speaking english very fluently though we chat with each other.after drive of 1 hr our cab was stopped by Sri Lankan Police,now my heartbeat were increased even though we hv all document coz it was dark area.good thing was everything handled by our cab driver and policeman didn't ask anything to us.<br />
Our target was to reach by 6am at entrance of Sinharaja National Park and i asked to my cab driver to stop for a coffee break but on whole way we didn't see a opened dhaba/shop/restaurant for break.Around 5am we saw a shop n drink a hot coffe,it was of great taste made by a old man and we thanked him.<br />
After drive of 1hr,we reached around at 6.15am,a guide named Ratnasiri came to us and talked for everything.there was a system that each guide has a turn to go with guest so no other person talk with us.i paid entry fee and bought a pair of foot cover to safe us from blood leeches/blood sucker.<br />
we started walking with our guide for birding.it was rainforest so it was not a easy task for photography even we experienced  badly for 3 endemic species,we failed to frame average shot of them.<br />
After walking of 500+meter, hill area started and there was no wind.apat from 15 degree Celsius temperature i was wet.we clicked <a href="https://www.yugworld.net/2018/06/sri-lankan-junglefowl.html" target="_blank">Sri Lankan Junglefowl</a>, Malabar Trogon,Sri Lankan Hill Myna etc bird and our guide told for Sri Lankan Frogmouth. Guide went 4-5 different place but he didnt find this beauty so we went further inside of Jungle.<br />
Now Turn for Spot-winged Thrush.we walked down of hill after walking by bending our selves,walking thru water.guide searched it 2-3 location but he failed and after hard work of 30+min he hear a call and further we walked inside and spotted.<br />
i clickedthis beauty at 2000 iso but it was total black because sun light was unable reach there and set iso 5000 still result was not good and set at 10k iso and clicked this shot.i know about noise grain but i have no option and happy to frame this tough endemic beauty during odd season. <br />
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Canon 7D Mark2 with Canon 100-400 is2<br />
Manual Mode<br />
f /7.1 || Shutter speed 1/320 || ISO 10,000 || 400mm || <br />
Sinharaja Rain Forest, Sri Lanka</div>

Spot-winged Thrush

i was on a Family vacation at Sri Lanka with my Friend Dr.Pragnesh in mid May'18.for birding its a odd season due to heavy rain.even th...

Sri Lankan Frogmouth

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Before Going This beautiful Country named 'Wonder of Asia"  Sri Lanka, many of my friend told me to click Sri Lankan Frogmouth and have wish list of some birds in my mind.so long story Posted in <a href="https://www.yugworld.net/2018/05/sri-lankan-junglefowl-mobile-click.html#.W1ndbrh9iM8" target="_blank">Sri lankan junglefowl(Mobile Click)</a>. it was very difficult for me till first 1hr coz we had walked towards hill area and humidity was very high so became wet with perspiration then our guide went for all locations for this beauty but failed.<br />
myself and Dr.Pragnesh had decided to stay till evening but our guide told that,heavy rain will come in noon so we had decided to return before 12pm so we had started walking to back around at 10.30am.again guide went 2-3 locations but sighted at last location.it was very difficult perch coz we have to walk down very carefully over wet land and if we slip then slide down upto 20ft.. finally we managed without disturbing this sleeping pair.<br />
after clicking record shot,we were unable to frame them clearly coz we can't take from going at other side but i find the way and got this shot from a space between leaf and branches.<br />
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Canon 7D Mark2 with Canon 100-400 is2<br />
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f /7.1 || Shutter speed 1/250 || ISO 12,800 || 400mm || <br />
Sinharaja Rain Forest, Sri Lanka</div>

Sri Lankan Frogmouth

Before Going This beautiful Country named 'Wonder of Asia" Sri Lanka, many of my friend told me to click Sri Lankan Frogmouth and...

Sri Lankan Junglefowl

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As Sri Lankan Junglefowl was wish list and long story posted in my article <a href="http://www.yugworld.net/2018/05/sri-lankan-junglefowl-mobile-click.html#.WxjNNyC-mM8">Sri Lankan Junglefowl (Mobile Click)</a> . we entered in Sinharaja.After Trekking 1+km and we were walking on plain area and sudden hear a call of wish list bird,i asked our guide and he told us,we have to cross river.we told no problem.<br />
at 1st we reached near lil river type body and small stones were in there.1st thought to shoot video in mobile but left idea coz have step carefully on stone.after crossing,we have to climb and it was 6ft + but we managed it by climb with holding the roots of large tree,we were wet by perspiration.This small River is a border of Rain Forest.We were on the walk way toward lodge and its Martin's Lodge  and we saw Junglefowl but didn't got good shot.guide told to walk ahead and you must take a good shot at one farmer's backyard.<br />
We walked for more and i was so happy to see it very closely,then took many photos but as i was very close and limitation of my lens,unable to frame whole Junglefowl.sharing extreme close up.<br />
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Exifs :<br />
Canon 7D Mark2 with Canon 100-400 is2<br />
Manual Mode<br />
f /7.1 || Shutter speed 1/640 || ISO 2000 || 400mm || <br />
Sinharaja Rain Forest, Sri Lanka</div>

Sri Lankan Junglefowl

As Sri Lankan Junglefowl was wish list and long story posted in my article Sri Lankan Junglefowl (Mobile Click) . we entered in Sinharaja....

Sri Lankan Junglefowl (Mobile Click)

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Since i started bird Photography,i have a dream to click all Junglefowl.My friend Dr.Pragnesh told me to join Sri Lnaka in May 2-3month before and i was not ready but finally i become ready to go with him.<br />
i was little upset when i missed a shot of  Sri Lankan Junglefowl in Yala National Park as we were 5min late and it passed inside the bushes.Sri Lankan Junglefowl is a National Bird of Sri Lanka.i have a last chance to click this beauty at Sinharaja rain forest and i had set to go on 19th May 2018.so we went at Bentota.<br />
Chilling Temperature of  AC at Earl's Reef Beruwala on 19th May 2018 
and i Wake up just before my alarm ring at 3.15AM.After switching off 
alarm,on my phone's wifi and looking for whatsapp messages.i became 
happy to see message of my cab driver.whos name is Mr.Christo Alvis.<br />
went
 in bathroom to get ready and till i wear camo cloths,i was thinking 
about a fear that its 2 hour and 45min of drive in night,road is 
unknown,people are unknown, car driver is unknown,language is unknown 
and unknown country.Then think...will see whatever happen,everything 
gone fine.<br />
As per time given by me i was just 10min delay (time 
given was 3.30am) and reached at reception of hotel and with smile 
receptionist said Good Morning and Happy Journey then given a bag which 
contain nicely packed breakfast.Meet with Mr.Christo,who was waiting 
near reception then we both went near his car,he own a Toyota Premio 
Auto, Sedan Car and my friend Dr.Pragnesh also came there.without delay 
we started our journey.<br />
I thought to sleep during our way but failed to sleep.whole way i improved my English with mr.Christo as he is speaking English very fluently and i cant.  after drive of 1+hr he stopped the car and i saw outside from window,one Sri Lankan Police.i was little afraid but Policeman didnt checked us,all cleared with Mr.Christo and we were on the way.Mr.Christo went Sinharaja only one time so we asked for road 2-3 time.Sunlight comes after 5.30am but all shop were closed so i asked him to stop where he find a shop or whatever where we can drink coffee.he find 30km before our destination and we enjoyed a tasteful Coffee as per my thought made by old man.<br />
our target was to reach at 6am and we reached sinharaja office at 6.15am.office was not open so guide came to me and told the details.His name is Ratnasiri.there is a system for guide of turn by turn to go.Paid entry fee and taken leg cover to wear and protect from blood leeches(will cover more in another story).we entered in the park timely and 1st 2km was very difficult for me as we have to trek on mountain and no wind so i was wet.i had hear a call of Junglefowl and asked go that side. so we crossed the river and went towards Martin's lodge and clicked 1st shot from distance but i was very happy.they went inside the bushes but thought for close shot....and we crossed martin's lodge,as i here lil disappoint coz i read that in martin's lodge,junglefowl comes in every morning.<br />
we moved ahead as we have whole day in this park.<br />
We were walking ahead with talking on best timing to visit sinharaja and sudden i saw Junglefowl,just 10ft away from us.it was very friendly or brave.it walks towards me and looking to me.after 2-3 shots i was shocked to see just 5ft away from me and taken selfie with it then also clicked photo in my Samsung S9.<br />
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Samsung Galaxy S9<br />
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