White-bellid Drongo - Dicrurus caerulescens taking a bath, home garden, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

'Is the water cold?'

Jumping in.

After the bath.

They come regularly on sunny days around 2 pm to wash and preen themselves.

An Indian Robin taking a bath, Home garden, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Hesitating before getting wet.

In the water.

Out of the water.

Grooming oneself after the bat

Between 1 and 2 pm is the regular bath time on a hot day. They really enjoy the bath coming as a couple.

White-bellied Drongo - Dicrurus caerulescens, Bo-path Ella waterfall, Kuruwita, Sri Lanka.

Fairly common bird in Sri Lanka. It imitates the sounds it hears. Once I was looking for a cat, hearing its 'meow' sound. I discovered subsequently that this bird was imitating the sound.

Yellow Bittern - Ixobrychus sinensis, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

White-throated Kingfisher - Halcyon smyrnensis, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

White-browed Bulbul - Pycnonotus luteolus, environ of Bo-path ella, Kuruwita, Sri Lanka.

A Cormorant fishing near the 'Bo-path Ella' waterfall, Kuruwita, Sri Lanka.

Greater Coucal - Centropus sinensis, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

A common bird which prefers to walk on the ground picking and devouring the snails. It also raids the young chicks in their nests and makes a meal of them.

Red-wattled Lapwing - Vanellus indicus, Borelasgamuwa, Sri Lanka.

To see a video click on the web-link below :-

http://youtu.be/JKOG2r5Ivqc

Asian Paradise Flycatcher - Trepsiphone paradisi paradisi, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Cattle Egrets - Bubulcus ibis, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Common Mynah - Acridotheres tristis, taking a bath, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

White-browed Fantail - Rhipidura aureola, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Two pigeons - Columba torringtoni - Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Common Mynah - Acridotheres tristis, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

A very common bird. It can be trained to imitate human speech. 

Cattle egrets - Bubulcus ibis, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

White-bellied Drongo - Dicrurus caerulescens, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Little Cormorant - Phalacrocrorax fuscicollis and Little Egret - Egretta garzetta, Kudagama, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Black-hooded Oriole - Oriolus xanthornus, Weralupitiya road, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Little Egret - Egretta garzetta, Manikkawaththe, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.