Showing posts with label Udawalawe. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Udawalawe. Show all posts

Monday, June 16, 2014

Milk feeding time, Elephant Orphanage, Udawalawe, Sri Lanka.

The orderly entry of the young elephants.

The feeding of milk.

The fight for a place in the queue.
Videos taken by me a few years ago:-


1. http://youtu.be/GM31sVP8NMA - 'Give me more milk'

2. http://youtu.be/xtNwPei39xY - Jumping the fence to get more milk.


Video taken by me on June 2014:-





Thursday, March 15, 2012

The view of the valley below Beragalle on the Badulla road, Sri Lanka.

You can see the glitter of the Udawalawe reservoir close to the horizon, beyond the mountains, in the center of this picture.

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Elephant orphanage, Udawalawe, Sri Lanka.

Orphaned elephants getting their quota of milk for the day at the Udawalawe Elephant Orphanage.

 Click on the link below to watch a video-clip of same:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85sHXF_iE5I

Sunday, August 28, 2011

Orphan elephants at a milk feed at Udawalawe, Sri Lanka.


A good grip on the feeding tube is needed to see that no precious milk is spilt on the ground. Orphan elephant centre, Udawalawe, Sri Lanka. Feeding time 2pm every day.

Video taken by me of the same on YouTube. Click on the links below:-

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GM31sVP8NMA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtNwPei39xY








Thursday, June 30, 2011

Elephant orphanage, Udawalawe, Sri Lanka.

On the road connecting Embilipitiya to Thanamalvila is Udawalawe. Just before you cross the road over the Udawalawe dam is the elephant orphanage. 2pm is 'feeding time' for the orphaned elephants. They are released into the udawalawe sanctury after rehabilitation and come at feeding time to get their milk feed. They come eagerly to have their milk. Some protest that what they get is not enough by trumpeting after they have had their share. To watch a video of same click on link below:-
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GM31sVP8NMA

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtNwPei39xY

Sunday, October 10, 2010

On the Beragala - Haputhale road, Sri Lanka.

The road from the Beragala junction to Haputhale is a stiff climb, first and second gear being engaged frequently. There is an old 'Kavi' in Sinhalese which is a cry of a carter, driving a bullock cart, approaching this climb. He laments the steepness of this stretch of road saying that the sight of it makes his stomach turn. ('Bara baage.. bara baage....). The valley below is beautiful to watch on a sunny day. The distant line of the hills and the water shimmering on the Udawalawe and Thanamalvila tanks adds to the enchantment. The cold wind whipping up the hills might bring down a thick mist in a moment hiding the valley below. One is enveloped in a thick mist and the road becomes impassable because of the low visibility.

Friday, October 8, 2010

Mountains of Haputhale - Ella, Udawalawe, Sri Lanka.

I took this picture from the roadway straddling the bund of the Udawalawe reservoir, in the south of Sri Lanka. I took this picture around 10amn and the lingering mists on the mountains created a fascinating picture. A gentle breeze was blowing across the reservoir and causing ripples on its surface.