Baya Weaver - Ploceus philippinus, nests and the bird, Wasgamuwa National Park, Sri Lanka.

At the 'Wasgamuwa National Park', Sri Lanka.

Common Wood-shrike - Tephrodormis podiceritamus, Kandalama, Sri Lanka.

A chick in the nest

The mother covering the chick

Red-vented Bulbul - Pycnonotus cafer, looking after its young, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

The fledgling chick with a white flesh on its beak is easy prey to the Rat snake or Coucal bird. The parents always hang around, feeding the chick and protecting it by raising an alarm when the predators are near.

Red-wattled Lapwings - Vanellus indicus, Blue Waters, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

An Iguana and an Egret, Blue Waters, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Chicks of Red-vented Bulbuls, feeding, Honiton Place, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Red-vented Bulbul chicks, Honiton Place, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Ceylon Green Bee-eater - Merops orientalis, Katharagama, Sri Lanka.

Alexandrine Parakeet - Psittacula eupatria, Katharagama, Sri Lanka.

Enjoying a ripe Mango fruit.

Indian Robin - Saxicoloides fucilata, Honiton Place home garden, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Yellow Bittern - Ixobrychus sinensis, Meepe, Sri Lanka.

Foraging on a paddy field on a sunny morning.