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		<title>Of Bombu Fruits and Hornbill Love</title>
		<link>http://zeylanica.com/blog/2010/06/10/of-bombu-fruits-and-hornbill-love/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 07:43:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amila</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Coming back after the Kudu tour, I found myself guiding two short tours from 21-23, January—with Brian and Isabel Eady, two keen birders from Suffolk England. Our first trip was a day excursion to the dry lowlands of Sigiriya to explore the climax forest that envelopes the Sigiriya Rock. The second, was a 2-day affair, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nature photographs of Vanni&#8230; (වන්නි‍යේ සොබා අසිරිය කැමරා ඇසින්&#8230;&#8230;)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jun 2010 15:54:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TONY123</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was fortunate to visit Vavuniya district with some of my friends to observe the spectacular nature which was forbidden to us to explore for the last 30 years...]]></description>
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		<title>The Sri Lankan Crimson-backed Flameback woodpecker</title>
		<link>http://zeylanica.com/blog/2009/05/31/the-sri-lankan-crimson-backed-flameback-woodpecker/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2009 19:15:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Preveen</dc:creator>
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I’ve always loved woodpeckers, must be that childhood influence of Woody Woodpecker cartoons, so my childlike delight on coming across this fine specimen of a Crimson-Backed Flameback at office when I just happened to have my camera was quite understandable. The jungles of Malabe do have the advantage of having a lot of bird life.
It [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Red-Wattled Lapwing (Vanellus indicus) Juvenile &#8211; By Prasad Hapuarachchi</title>
		<link>http://zeylanica.com/blog/2009/05/07/red-wattled-lapwing-vanellus-indicus-juvenile-by-prasad-hapuarachchi/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 11:49:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Prasad</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the 7th day of May 2009, I was on my way to office. From Parliamentary junction in Kotte, the Capitol City, I sometimes used to take a by-road omitting the main road for convenience. On top of that I really enjoy the ride through the area rich in bio diversity on the right-hand side [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lapwings of Lanka</title>
		<link>http://zeylanica.com/blog/2009/03/14/lapwings-of-lanka/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2009 15:16:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bingzy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This charming bird is from the family Vanellus and are &#8216;wading&#8217; birds. There are more than twenty varieties around the world out of which three are seen in Sri Lanka. Lapwings are closely related to plovers and some of them are even referred to as plovers.
Red-wattled Lapwing (Vanellus indicus)

Homagama, Sri Lanka.
The Red-wattled Lapwing  is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pidurangala &#8211; Ancient Rock Buddhist Monastery of Sigiriya</title>
		<link>http://zeylanica.com/blog/2009/02/21/pidurangala-rock-buddhist-monastery-of-sigiriya/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2009 08:25:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danushka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As one of our journeys in exploring Sri Lanka, my beautiful motherland we planned a visit to the Anuradhapura cultural triangle, Minneriya Wildlife Sanctuary and Sigiriya Rock fortress. When we left  Minneriya National park, the next stop was Sigiriya. At that point one of my friends came up with this idea of visiting Pidurangala, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Black Hooded Oriole</title>
		<link>http://zeylanica.com/blog/2009/02/15/616/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2009 03:51:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bingzy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Black Hooded Oriole is also called the Black Headed Oriole and comes from the family Oriolidae, one of the Old World Birds. The Sri Lankan common name for this lovely creature is &#8216;Kaha Kurulla&#8217; or Yellow Bird attributed due to its brilliant orange or yellow plumage mixed with black. 
This bird is a difficult [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bambarakanda Beauty</title>
		<link>http://zeylanica.com/blog/2009/02/09/bambarakanda-beauty/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 08:59:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Photograph &#169; by Ruwan Rajapakse
The morning we left Belihuloya to reach Bambarakanda, this beauteous sight awaited us. At the breaking light of day the mist covered the mountains like a wale, giving a glow of purity that took our breath away. It is at these special moments that yMother Nature speaks to your inner core.
Sri [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Purple-faced Leaf Monkey</title>
		<link>http://zeylanica.com/blog/2009/02/04/purple-faced-leaf-monkey/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 06:04:36 +0000</pubDate>
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Photograph &#169; by Nilu Rajapakse
Purple-faced Leaf Monkey/Langur (Trachypithecus vetulus)
A small troop of monkeys were searching for food in our home garden in Homagama. Monkeys in general are rather desperate for survival these days, with the fast disappearing habitat and food sources. For them, it is a constant battle, as Human gradually take over their natural [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Painted Stork</title>
		<link>http://zeylanica.com/blog/2009/01/18/painted-stork/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2009 11:11:34 +0000</pubDate>
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The Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala), 93-102 cm
Bundala, Dec 2008
Spotted at the Bundala National Park, this bird gave us a wonderful pose for a few moments. A graceful and colorful bird, as its name implies, the painted stork are found close to water bodies in many parts of Sri Lanka. They are found in larger colonies [...]]]></description>
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