Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Black-hooded Oriole - Oriolus xanthornus, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.





Video:-

1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMNwVmeV6ZU&list=UU1dqepitfAJwrQWLD-gZ3NA&index=2

2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMNwVmeV6ZU


I took these pictures at my 'bird-feeder' in our home garden at Avissawella. I placed some ripe Bananas and at one time there were four of them taking their turn feeding. Photo taken on 19th March 2013 on a Nikon D90 with a 18-105 Nikon lens.

Monday, March 18, 2013

Black-hooded Oriole - Oriolus xanthornus, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.


On the leaf of a coconut tree making its call.
In flight as seen from below.

Red-vented Bulbuls - Pycnonotus cafer, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.




The Red-vented Bulbul are the most numerous in our home garden. They invade the dining table and pick on the ripe bananas on the table making a big racket. They come come for a bath and eat the plantains left close by. I took these pictures in an afternoon near the bird-bath in our home garden. The top two pictures are of a male and the bottom two pictures are of a female.

Thursday, March 14, 2013

Yellow-billed Babbler - Turdoides affinis taprobanus, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.



They come in groups and make the loudest noise in our home-garden. They work in tandem with the squirrels. If any predators like cats or rat-snakes are around the squirrels start chirping rapidly and the babblers take flight and add to the cacophony. The Babblers are called 'Seven sisters' because they travel in groups.