Madu Ganga

As I journey along the enchanting waters of the Madu River inSri Lanka, local boatman Manis highlights the brilliantly colored birdlife perched in the trees. The banks are adorned with lush foliage, including banana, cinnamon, and balsa trees, with polka-dotted branches bearing poisonous lime-green fruit. I gaze upward to see a hawk seemingly frozen in mid-air.