Little Egret - Egretta garzetta, Pannai, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

Little Egret with a Black-winged Stilt.

Little Egret.

Spot-billed Pelican - Pelecanus philippensis, feeding, Diyawanna oya, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Spot-billed Pelican - Pelecanus philippensis, in the lagoon near Water's Edge, Sri Lanka.

This bird, unaffected by the noise of traffic around was serenely fishing on the lake.

Cormorants at the Thondamanaru Lagoon, Sri Lanka.

Two types of bird's nests, Sun-bird's and 'Swifts'.

Nest of a Sun-bird built on a wire hanging from the ceiling.

A Swift's nest made of clay. The pair carry small balls of wet clay and throw it on the surface while 'on the fly', to build up the nest.

Common Tailor-bird - Orthotomus sutorius, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Little Egret - Egretta garzetta, near Rio Ice-cream parlour, Nallur, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

Indian Pond-heron - Ardeola grayii, near the Rio Ice-crem parlour, Nallur, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

Quite a few water birds were spotted by me in this collection of water. The proximity of active human noise and bustle seem not to have affected these birds.