Brahminy kite - Haliastur indus - stranded on the ground, Mandaitheevu, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

Photos taken 45 minutes apart

Birds in a pond, Nallur, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

In close proximity to the Nallur Temple is the Rio Ice-cream Bar. There is a weed grown algae covered pond. It is an area with a lot of traffic close by. I spotted these birds in the pond feeding and nesting.

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Little Egret - Egretta garzetta, Pannai, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

Little Egret with a Black-winged Stilt.

Little Egret.

Little Egret - Egretta garzetta, near Rio Ice-cream parlour, Nallur, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

Indian Pond-heron - Ardeola grayii, near the Rio Ice-crem parlour, Nallur, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

Quite a few water birds were spotted by me in this collection of water. The proximity of active human noise and bustle seem not to have affected these birds.

Black-winged Stilt - Himantopus himantopus, Nallur, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

There is a small lake next to the Rio Ice-cream Parlour at Nallur. I spotted this bird feeding in the lake.

Pheasant-tailed Jacana - Hydrophasianus chirurgus, Nallur, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

Next to the Rio Ice-cream parlor at Nallur, there is a small weed-covered lake. I have seen this bird regularly over the last four years. An Australian Doctor said that this bird is also called the 'Jesus Bird'. It walks on the large spreading lotus leaves and appears to 'walk on water' as Jesus did.

Vallai to Varany, Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 23rd December 2013.

Click on the web-link below to see some of the photos I took on this road:-

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Glossy Ibis - Plegadis falcinellus, Vallai, Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 23rd December 2013.

In the lagoon.

Keeping company with a Black-winged Stilt..

In flight.

Alighting

Resting on a tree.

We spotted this on the road from Vallai to Thunnalai around 7am. They were feeding for quite some time in the lagoon. Thet took flight after some time and alighted on some trees bordering the lagoon.

'Black-headed Ibis' - Threskiornis melanocephalus, Vallai, Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 23rd December 2013.

Birds of the Thondamanaru Lagoon, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

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'Eurasian Curlew'- Numenius arquata, Pungudutheevu, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

'Indian Roller' -Coracias benghalencis, Pannai, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

I was in a van when I saw this chap perched on a telephone mast 'stay-wire' by the roadside. It was totally unafraid of our presence and flew away after a few minutes.

'Brahminy Kite' - Haliastur indus - in flight, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

On the road from Jaffna to Anaiccottai there was a place swarming with Brahminy Kites. They and the crows were partaking of the offal thrown into a heap close to the lagoon. I took some time watching these birds in flight.
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A 'Brahminy Kite' - Haliaster indus, Poonery, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

I saw this bird sitting on some fishing nets near the Dutch Fort in Jaffna. The rosy dawn tinted the bird and the nets a reddish color.

Garganey - Anas quer querdula, Varani, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

Birds on the road from 'Mudakkaththaan Santhy' - Vallai to Varani, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

Black-crowned Night Heron - Nycticorax nycticorax, Vallai-Varani road, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

Black Bittern - Dupetor flavicollis, Vallai-Varani road, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

Black-winged Stilt - Himantopus himantopus, Vallai - Varani road, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.