Blue Mormon

Papilio polymnestor parinda

The female Blue Mormon resting on

a shrub in a home garden.

Wingspan about 113mm. Second largest

swallow tail butterfly found in Sri Lanka.

         (Sony, Cybershot with optical zoom  –  2006)

Blue Mormon

Papilio polymnestor parinda

The female Blue Mormon nectaring on a tropical plant.

A difficult species to photograph!

 (Sony, Cybershot with optical zoom  –  2006)

Yellow Allamanda creeper

Taken against a dark background to show

the striking beauty of the flowers

(Sony, Cybershot  –  2007)

Reflections

Taken at Horton Plains National Park in the central hills.

The crystal clear water in the streams mirror

 the trees and the blue sky above.

(Sony, Cybershot  –  2006)

Mountain range

Kirigalpotta, (7,858 feet high) is seen in the horizon with

clouds covering its peak. The valley below

is dotted with villages and paddy fields.

A green landscape, pleasing to the eye!

(Sony, Cybershot  –  2006)

Blue sky and water

An invitation to the weary traveler to take a dip.

Taken at a hotel in Kandy in the central hills.

(Sony, Cybershot  –  2006)

Setting sun

Captured at a moment when the

setting sun was hidden

by a passing cloud, making it a

‘cloud with a silver lining’!

(Sony, Cybershot  –  2006)

Ruwanveliseya in Anuradhapura

A majestic dagoba 300 feet in diameter  and over 30 feet

 high in Anuradhapura, the first capital city of ancient

Sri Lanka. Built by King Dutugemunu (167 – 137 B.C.).

Photo taken under the midday sun, placing the

glistening white of the Dagoba against the turquoise blue sky!

(Sony, Cybershot  –  2007)

A brief landscape

Clouds sail over an ancient water reservoir

in Anuradhapura. An indication of impending rain.

(Sony, Cybershot  –  2007)

Lake in Horton Plains hills

Rippling waters of a lake found on the

way to Horton Plains, the highest plateau in the

central hills.

(Sony, Cybershot –  2006)

Baker's falls

The most eye-catching waterfall found

in Horton Plains in the central hills. It is named

after Sir Samuel Baker (the Nile explorer)

who was a Planter in the hill county in 1846

during the British colonial era when the island was called Ceylon.

(Sony, Cybershot  –  2006)

Chameleon

Peeping through the branches in Horton Plains.

Quenches its thirst by sipping the water droplets

off leaves. Mostly stationary and an

easy subject to photograph.

(Sony, Cybershot, optical zoom  –  2006)

Horton Plains

The highest plateau found in the central hills at

2000 meters, temperature varying between 0c – 15c.

The plains are covered with wet grassland

and streams of crystal clear water.

(Sony, Cybershot–  2006)

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