After a tiring month in October, I was pining for a getaway into the wilds once again. The exhibition work as well as my MBA had taken its toll, and I was very tired.Hearing about some good bird sightings in Kitulgala, I got together with my friend Riaz and headed to Sisira's River Lounge which is a hotspot for the ...
After months of preperation, the big day finally came on the 26th of October 2013, the opening of my first ever photographic exhibition. Titled "Wildlife Diaries" like my blog, this was a dream come true for me. Years in the making, I finally was coming out into the world and showcasing my best works in photography.The event was possible thanks ...
http://www.ft.lk/2013/10/12/rajiv-welikalas-wildlife-diaries/If you’re a wildlife enthusiast, there’s an exhibition in two weeks’ time at the Lionel Wendt Art Centre that you simply mustn’t miss: ‘Wildlife Diaries – Memoirs from the Sri Lankan Wilderness’ by Rajiv Welikala. A man whose love for wildlife runs deep, his wide portfolio of stunning images stands out sharply from the rest and will linger in the ...
Dear Friends,I would like to invite you all to my maiden photography exhibition on the 26th and 27th of October at the Lionel Wendt Art Center.This event is a culmination of years of travelling into different wilderness locations in our country. From dry zone scrub forests, to rain forests to montane could forests and even to the deep ocean. I ...
I have been travelling to Galgamuwa on an almost weekly basis in the last month, with one single objective, to find and photograph a giant tusker who has been seen on occasion in the Galgamuwa area.The background to this story begins last year, when I was shown a video of an exceptionally large and tall tusker with a herd of ...
The dry season is my favorite time of year. Its the time for the great elephant gatherings. Every year, hundreds of elephants congregate in ancient man made tanks whose banks sprout green grass with the receding waters. These succulent vegetation attracts pachyderms from around the countryside. As planned I headed out to Galgamuwa first with my friends Niroshan, Riaz and ...
Few weeks ago I went to Galgamuwa in search of its resident tusker. We stumbled upon him, but in our haste, didn’t get the encounter we wanted, as the giant bull retreated into the forest. Therefore, determined to find him again, I set off to Galgamuwa once again. I was joined by my friends Romesh, Nandika and Dilan. We departed ...
Few weekends ago I organized a trip to the wilds of Sri Lanka, in lieu of one of my best friends and brothers Gihan Beneragama who came down from Australia. Gihan and I go way back almost 12 years, where were were in the Wildlife Society in school together. I remember him joining us in his first trip during April ...
Dear Friends,I finally uploaded most of my photography portfolio on flikr,please follow below link to my photostreamhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/98406937@N08/with/9195861042/
This weekend was one of the most eventful safari’s I have done by far. For years on end I have been desperately trying to capture a good photograph of a sloth bear, but have been failing miserably at it. The last two sightings were at Yala and Wilpattu and were taken at such low light that I cannot even publish ...
After an absence from the wilds of over one month, I finally had enough of boring weekends spent in Colombo. Enough was enough, and I made plans to go somewhere during the vesak long weekend. I called my friends Riaz and Erich, who agreed with me to go someplace different. As we have been going to the dry zone several ...
I have been wanting to visit Sinharaja for a very long time, but due to different reasons it kept getting postponed. Finally due to a last minute reshuffling during the Avurudhu holidays this April I managed to squeeze in a quick visit to this amazing rainforest for two days.I managed to get our family vehicle a Totota Hilux pick up ...
One of the perks of having a one week long holiday for Avurudu is that I can travel during weekdays to the wilds whilst the rest of Colombo are busy at work. My friend Ali from office has never been to the jungles and I wanted to organize a trip especially for him to get a true jungle experience. Unfortunately ...
It was my first trip to Willey for 2013. Lately I have been pre occupied with the ocean and was not able to visit my favorite national park. I decided enough is enough and made plans to do a weekend trip over there, where we would do a full day safari in Wilpattu and head for a last ditch round ...
Below is a collection of tuskers which I have encountered over the years of my travels.Yala National Park Namal- Photographed in 2009 Gemunu in an unusual pose photographed in 2010 before he became a public menace Close up of Gemunu Family drinking water with young tusker Thilak- The largest tusker in Yala Thilak- The largest tusker in Yala Thilak- The ...
My marine mammal season isn’t over yet. I set off for Mirissa to try my luck again in finding some sperm whales. There had been around 100 of these whales yesterday, and I was anxious to go into the water to find them. I was joined by my friends Erich, Pathum, Omega and Ranil who is a marine biologist. As ...
Once again after two weeks of waiting, I once again got the urge to go to sea. Plan was to go to Kalpitiya on Saturday, stay overnight and does the boat ride the next day with my boatmen Mervyn. I was joined by my friends Rajeev Gana, Radika, Erandhi and Dhanushka. We booked a bungalow named Calpentyne which is located ...
Hi Everyone, I am very sorry for not posting anything new lately. Unfortunately I have been very busy with my final assignments of my MBA. I am set to finish everything in March and since my trip to Mannar in the beginning of February I was stuck at home. Even at office I was very busy and thus have not ...
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