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Camilla! Where are you?

A Yellow-eared Bulbul is searching for its mate

“Camilla! Where have you got to now? I’ve got that fruit you were looking for. Why is it so difficult to find her? Surely it can’t be that hard to sight a bird with olive upperparts, yellowish underparts, yellow ear tufts, white tufts in front of the eye and a white throat? Hmmm, that’s an accurate description of me too. I guess we males and females do look alike. Never thought of it until just now. I wonder what happened to her? We aren’t the solitary types, we always travel as a pair.”

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“Camilla! There you are! I was so worried. Oh you heard the flock calling because they found a whole bunch of berry bushes. That’s great! Maybe we should make our nest in that area? As long as there’s plenty of moss, fine ferns and rootlets there, it would be quite easy to make a nest to hold our two babies. What was that? There’s plenty of insects and wild yellow raspberries too? Hooray, we hit the jackpot! Let’s go love, I’ll follow you.”

 

Story of the Photo

Visitors to Explorer by Eco Team in the Sinharaja Rain Forest are always stunned at the immense amount of birdlife found there. The Yellow-eared Bulbul is easily found here as it prefers the high altitude of the forest as well as its plentiful food sources. Dilum got this shot whilst taking a walk around the campsite.

 

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Much more than just a great place to stay

"Thanks to our guide Avinka we had five great safaris staying four nights just after reopening this February. The staff made us feel so very welcome during the entire stay.

The safaries are just wonderful, and having a great guide in your vehicle makes a big difference. Avinka can spot animals you would never see and we were even lucky enough to sight leopards on the trees, close to our vehicle, and also running through the field. The wildlife is so exciting that you will have a great experience even if you don‘t see any leopards. We also had a great driver, which is essential if you drive through difficult territory. You are being taken care of the entire time, so even for those who do safaris for the first time, you will always feel safe.

The camp itself is very comfortable, you get everything you can think of, and on top of the great food being served with so much attention and friendliness. You also get wonderful vegetarian and vegan options. They put on bonfires at night, which makes it unforgettable.
When booking and making plans, you get great support from the headquarters, even if it gets difficult since you have to change your plans.
The best thing what can happen to you at the end of a vacation is when you are a bit sad to leave the place, having experienced something to remember forever, and the team does everything for this to happen. Thank you so much"

Axel S wrote, Traveled with family
January 2021

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