'Scaly-breasted Munia' - Lonchura punctulata, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Photos taken in our home garden at Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

'Indian Darter' - Anhinga melanogaster,Sigiriya, Sri Lanka.

'Pheasent-tailed Jacana' - Hydrophasianus chirurgus, Sigiriya, Sri Lanka.

'Indian Robin' - Saxicoloides fulicata, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

'White-bellied Sea Eagle' - Haliaeetus leukogaster, near Kandalama tank, Dambulla, Sri Lanka.

In flight.

Preening its feathers.

Watching for fish to go by.

'White-browed Bulbul' chick confronting an invader, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

I saw a red-vented Bulbul trying to chase off this chick. The chick stood its ground and would not budge from its perch on a coconut frond.

'Black-headed Oriole' - Oriolus xanthornus, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

The cry of 'Lokuputha ko'- Where is the elder son? in Sinhalese - this bird announces its arrival Because of its yellow color it is easily spotted in the green foliage. It loves to eat ripe mango fruits, hence its name 'Maampala kuruvi' - Mango bird in Tamil. It is called 'Kaha kurulla - Yellow bird in Sinhalese. I took these pictures of the bird sitting on a 'Veralu' tree close to our house.