Little Egret - Egretta garzetta, Thalawathugoda, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Blue-tailed Bee-eater -Merops philippinus , Thalawathugoda, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Pond Heron - Ardeola grayii, Thalawathugoda, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Little Cormorant - Phalacrocorax nigeri - Thalawathugoda, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Indian Darter - Anhinga rufa, Thalawathugoda, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Pheasant-tailed Jacana - Hydrophasianus chirurgus, Thalawathugoda, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

It has been called the 'Jesus Bird' because it looks as though it is 'walking on water' when it is walking on the broad lotus leaves.

Little Egrets - Egretta garzetta, Seethawaka Botanical Gardens, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Common Ceylon Babbler, Seven sisters -Turdoides affinis, Honitom place, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Flaring a wing and preening itself.

Purple Sunbird - Nectarinia asiaticus, Honiton Place, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Common Ceylon Drongo - Dicrurus caerulescens, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

A very common bird. It mimics various sounds that it hears. I have heard it mimic a cat's mew.