Black-rumped Flame-back Wood-pecker, Karandana, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

A very shy bird. It was high up on a coconut tree. I used my Nikon 70-300 zoom VR on my Nikon D90. The shots were taken hand-held with VR on.

Black Robin - Saxicoloides fulicata, Avussawella, Sri Lanka.

Cormorant making waves, Aththidiya, Sri Lanka.

I saw this bird repeatedly diving in the lake, fishing to its heart's content, on a dull, grey morning.

'Grey Heron' - Ardea cinerea, Eagle's Island, Aththidiya, Sri Lanka.

Black-headed Ibises - Threskiornis melanocephalus, seen from the Southern Highway, Sri Lanka.

Black-hooded Oriole - Oriolus xanthornus, home garden, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Come for a feed of a plantain fruit left in a container, home garden, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Brahminy Kite - Haliastur indus, Kanthalai, Sri Lanka.

Brahminy Kite foraging over the waters of the Kanthalai water reservoir.

Cormorants and Egrets on the shore of the Kanthalai tank, Sri Lanka.

Little Egret - Egretta garzetta, near Kanthalai Rest House, Sri Lanka.

Little Egret - Egretta garzetta, Kanthalai, Sri Lanka.

Black-headed Ibis - Threskiornis melanocephalus and Intermediate Egret - Mesophoyx intermedia, Allai, Sri Lanka.

Indian Darter - Anhinga melanogaster, Allai, Sri Lanka.

Intermediate Egret - Mesophoyx intermedia, Allai, Sri Lanka.

Painted Stork - Mycteria leucocephala, with a few Black-headed Ibises, Allai, Sri Lanka.

Serunuwara to Kanthalai, Sri Lanka. Identify the birds by the road side.

A good exercise in identifying the birds seen along the way.

Click on the web-link below:-

http://youtu.be/d3zK4H2ztUk

Little Cormorants - Phalacrocorax niger, Allai, Sri Lanka.

Great Egret - Casmerodius albus, Allai, Sri Lanka.

A Pea-cock in flight, Allai, near Kanthalai, Sri Lanka.

It is quite a heavy bird and it needs quite an effort on it's part to get airborne. I took these pictures on a rapid-fire sequence on my Nikon D90.

'Black-headed Ibis - Threskiornis melanocephalus and Indian Darter - Anhinga melanogaster, Allai, on the road to Kanthalai, Sri Lanka.

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea, near Serunuwara, Sri Lanka.