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

Bird in flight, Vallai, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

Video:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKVx-c9MiqE

Godwits and Northern Pin-tails, Vallai, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

Stray dog eating a carcass remnant, Vallai, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

Video:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKVx-c9MiqE

House Crows - Corvus splendens on a collection of funeral pyre supports, Vallai, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

Bluetailed Beeeater - Merops phillipinus, Vallai, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

Painted Storks, Vallai, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

Watch video:-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t425bYrpNIk

Northern Pintail - Anas acuta, Vallai, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

Video:-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqpiNNemFKg

Blackwinged Stilt - Himantopus himantopus, Vallai, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.