'Black-headed Oriole' - Oriolus xanthornus, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

The cry of 'Lokuputha ko'- Where is the elder son? in Sinhalese - this bird announces its arrival Because of its yellow color it is easily spotted in the green foliage. It loves to eat ripe mango fruits, hence its name 'Maampala kuruvi' - Mango bird in Tamil. It is called 'Kaha kurulla - Yellow bird in Sinhalese. I took these pictures of the bird sitting on a 'Veralu' tree close to our house.

'Red-vented Bulbul' - Pycnonotus cafer, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

'Lesser Yellownaped Wood-pecker' - Picus chlorolophus, Kosgama, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

A very shy bird hence very difficult to get a picture.

White-bellied Sea Eagle - Haliaeetus leucogaster - Kaludiyapokuna, Sigiriya, Sri Lanka.

Largish water-bird, Thantrimale, Sri Lanka.

'Purple-rumped Sunbird - Nectarinia zeylonica - Meethirigala, Gampaha, Sri Lanka.

'Brown Fish-Owl' - Ketupa zeylonensis, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

I came out of my house at 6 am today and saw this largish bird standing on the satellite dish antenna. I quickly went inside and brought out my camera - Nikon D 90 with a Nikkor 105 - 300 mm lens. I managed to take two shots before it flew away. It must have come to investigate a newly constructed pond in our garden.

'Red-vented Bulbul' - Pycnonotus cafer, among the flowers, home garden, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

'Do I look pretty?' the Bulbul seems to be asking when posing for this photo in our home garden.