Common Myna - Acridotheres tristis, Home garden, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Common Tailor-bird - Orthotomus sutorius, Home garden, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Common Tailor-bird - Orthotomus sutorius, Home garden, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

'Long-billed Sunbird' - Nectarinia lotenia, home garden, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

'Yellow bird' - 'Black-hooded Oriole', on a 'Veralu tree, home garden, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

'Indian Black Robin' - Saxicoloides fulicata, Home garden, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

A not infrequent bird, quite bold and holds it's ground on being approached. The male is a darker black.

'Red-vented Bulbul' and 'White-throated Kingfisher' sharing a TV antenna, home garden, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

'Brown-headed Barbet' - Megalaima zeylanica, Home garden, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

The noisiest bird in the jungles of Sri Lanka. The older generation of bird-watchers could never get a bird-song recorded without the cry of this bird creeping into the audio-recording.

Ceylon Paradise Fly-catcher - Tersiphone paradisi ceylonensis, various poses, home garden, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Ceylon Paradise Fly-catcher - Terpsiphone paradisi ceylonensis, home garden, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Note the beautiful camouflage provided by the dried Banana leaf.

Views of a 'Tailor-bird' - Orthotomus sutorius, home garden, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

'Red-backed Wood-pecker' - Dinopium benghalense psarodes, home garden, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

'Greater Coucal' - Centropus sinensis, Home garden, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

The couple foraging in tandem.

Molluscs which have come out at night are caught by these birds early in the morning.

'Red-vented Bulbul' - Pycnonotus cafer, among the flowers, home garden, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

'Do I look pretty?' the Bulbul seems to be asking when posing for this photo in our home garden.

'White-browed Fantail' - Rhipidura aureola, home garden, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Looks a juvenile. Made an appearance on the 24th August 2013. Very busy catching insects while flying. Not at all shy. Came quite close during its forays.
Correction made by Priyantha. Thanks Priyantha for the correction.

Purple-rumped Sunbird - Nectarinia zeylonica, Home garden, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

A male with its beautiful plumage.

A not so pretty female.

You need to be quick and have a fast focus and fast shutter release on your camera to take photos of them. I used a Nikon D90 with a 70-300mm zoom Nikkor lens.

'Oriental White-eye' - Zosterops palpebrosa - Home garden, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

A rare visitor to the bird bath in our garden.