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

Northern Pin-tail, or Garganey, Near Vallai bridge, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

Great Egret - Casmerodius albus, near Vallai bridge, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

Black-tailed Godwit - Limosa limosa, near Vallai Bridge, Sri Lanka

Black-winged Stilt - Himantopus himantopus, Manalkaadu, Point -Pedro, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

The road to the seashore at Manalkaadu is full of bird life. I took this picture there on Dec 17 2012.

Cattle Egrets - Bubulcus ibis, Wariyapola, Sri Lanka.

Cattle Egrets are found aplenty in the paddy fields of this area. They gather round to pick the earthworms when the fields are being ploughes.

Spot-billed Pelican - Pelecanus philippensis, near Wariyapola, Sri Lanka.

The many pools on either side of the highway from Kurunegala to Wariyapola, provides sanctury to Pelicans who fish the waters to their heart's content.

Indian Robin - Saxicoloides fulicata, Murikandy on the A9, Sri Lanka.

The bird life on either side of the A9 highway, from Kandy to Jaffna is really amazing. I took this photo at a lunch-break at the Testa Restaurent at Murikandy.