The musical interpretation of bird song.

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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 of the Thondamanaru Lagoon, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

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Black-winged Stilts, on the road to Anaikkottai from Jaffna, 21st December 2013.

'Gull-billed Turn' - Gelochelidon nilotica, Pungudutheevu, Sri Lanka.

I took this picture of this bird struggling against the wind on a causeway close to Pungudutheevu.

'Eurasian Curlew'- Numenius arquata, Pungudutheevu, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

Bird life, Manalkaadu, off Point-Pedro, Sri Lanka.

'White-rumped Munias'

'White -rumped Munias' and a 'Blue-tailed Bee-eater'.