Brown-headed Barbet - Megalaima zeylanica, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

The loudest bird in the garden. Makes its loud cry from a tree close by. When it descends to eat the fruits offered it is very silent. It is off in a jiffy if it catches sight of a human closeby.

Red-vented Bulbul chick, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Black-hooded Oriole and chick - Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Collecting food for the chick.

Feeding the chick.

Going near the water - 'I am scared'.

'Come on. Don't be afraid to drink some water' .

 The cry of the chick of a Black-hooded Oriole is shorter and more plaintive. I spotted this mother feeding and teaching its young to drink water at the bird bath in our home-garden. The plumes on the wing of the chick is a pale yellow.

Video:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40g9EmGth3s

Spotted Dove - Streptopelia chinensis celonensis, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

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.

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.

Asian Paradise-flycatcher - Terpsiphone paradisi ceylonensis, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

A camera-shy female bird seen in our home-garden at Avissawella.