A 'Chamelion', Karandana, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

This type of garden lizard changes colour on being provoked.

The 'Kabaragoya', Karandana, Sri Lanka.

The 'Kabaragoya' -S, is called the 'crocodile living on land' by the Sinhalese. It has a powerful tail with which it can inflict severe injury. It is seen quite often on unfrequented roads in present Sri Lanka.

Video :-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHCDv8Uqz18

On the Colombo -Chilaw road, Sri Lanka.

Paddy field after ploughing - the egrets are picking up the earthworms.

Sale of King-coconuts for the weary traveller.

A bridge spanning the river before entering Chilaw.

Day and night at Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

A shoe flower in bloom.

The half-moon at night.

'Bo-path Ella' (waterfall), Kuruwita, Sri Lanka.

The approach road.

The waterfall.

Bathers.

Climbing closer to the waterfall.

The pool for bathing below the waterfall.