This is an old shot but remains one of my favourite photographs of the Harbour Bridge in Sydney. A long exposure taken from Milson’s Point…
This was one of about 5 Indian tree frogs (Polypedates maculatus) that emerged out of an egg sack that was hanging over some water. It…
I thought I’d get to the temple early in the morning and photograph it’s exterior before pilgrims and tourists started arriving. I was surprised when…
I had been trying to get a decent photograph of the Pied Kingfisher for some time but hadn’t had much luck. I’d seen several of…
Red-vented Bulbuls (Pycnonotus cafer) are quite common in Colombo and they are often seen feeding on fruit trees in people’s gardens. I was setting up…
I’d been trying to get some decent photographs of the Lesser Whistling Duck for a while but hadn’t been able to get close enough to…
The Chestnut-eared Aracari was the first bird I photographed in the Pantanal. We had just got to the place we were staying at and I…
I’d been trying to get some decent photographs of the Lesser Whistling Duck for a while but hadn’t been able to get close enough to…
I took the kids out to the Diyasaru biodiversity park this morning. It was later than usual when we got there and the light wasn’t…
The Veherakanda archeological site consists of a rectangular platform with two buildings shaped like stupas. These are said to be the tombs of Parakramabahu IV…
The remnants of a stone bridge dating back to about the 5th century. The bridge crosses the Malwathu Oya and was part of a well…
This Indian Roller (Coracias benghalensis) was photographed on a day trip to Udappu, a two and a half hour drive north of Colombo. Indian Rollers…
We’ve just got back home after spending a couple of weeks in Sydney. NSW is going through some tough times at the moment with huge…
The Brown-breasted Flycatcher is another migrant that visits our garden in Colombo. It was perched on a dead branch quite close to the ground and…
I was fortunate to be able to photograph this Black-rumped Flameback at home, in Colombo. The bird was working its way up a tree in…
This female Shikra was photographed in Anuradhapura over the weekend. It swooped down from the canopy to pick up a lizard from the ground. It…
An Indian Pita has been making its home in my in-laws garden during the last few migrant seasons. I finally got around to trying to…
The Jama Masjid, built by Shah Jenhand between 1650 and 1656, is one of the largest mosques in India. The mosque can accommodate around 25,000…
The Lankatilaka temple is said to have been constructed by King Bhuvenekabahu IV in 1344. It is relatively close to the Embekke and Gadaladeniya temples.…
One last shot of Iguazu Falls! This is the view up the Iguazu river towards the devil’s throat, taken from a lookout along the upper…
The cable car ride to the top of sugar loaf in Rio offers stunning views over the city. Christ the redeemer can be seen on…
After spending a long day travelling along the Cuiaba river we were rewarded with this amazing sighting of a Jaguar. We were initially the only…
The Black-hooded Oriole (Oriolus xanthornus) is another frequent visitor to our garden in Colombo. I shot this photograph a few years ago when this individual…
I photographed this Yellow-eared Bulbul (Pycnonotus penicillatus) during an early morning walk in the Nuwara Eliya Park. Although the park is in the middle of…
A male Sambar photographed on our last trip to Horton Plains in May. If you do venture into the Horton Plains national park late in…
The Common Mormon (Papilio polytes) is a swallow tailed butterfly found in Southern and South-Eastern Asia. This photograph was taken in our garden in Colombo.…
We came across a Hindu religious festival on our way to Mannar. We were able to get out of the vehicle and walk amongst the…
This is actually a spider that mimics the weaver ant in terms of both morphology as well as behaviour. It’s not the easiest to sport…
Mannar is a hotspot for birds during the migrant season which runs from October to roughly the end of February. I was out photographing some…
Adam’s bridge is made up of 16 sand banks or “islands” between Sri Lanka and India. It is firs mentioned in the Hindu epic “Ramayana”…