This is a blog devoted to my collection of photos of the birds of Sri Lanka. Most were taken by me. Picture above was taken at Sithulpawwa, Sri Lanka, shows a Pea-cock. Philip G Veerasingam. Contact - philipv203@gmail.com.
Tuesday, November 10, 2015
Monday, November 9, 2015
Brown-headed Barbet - Megalaima zeylanica, eating a Papaw fruit, Rathnapura, Sri Lanka.
Photo taken on a Sony Mavica digital camera with 20x zoom in 2005.
Saturday, November 7, 2015
Friday, November 6, 2015
Thursday, November 5, 2015
Sunday, November 1, 2015
Saturday, October 31, 2015
Common Hoopoe - Upopa epops, Hospital lawn, Mannar, Sri Lanka.
A commonly seen bird in the 1950s it is a rarity now.
Sunday, October 25, 2015
White-throated Kingfisher - Halcyon smyrnensis, home garden, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.
After laying its eggs in a hole in the wall of an embankment, the parents would be constantly on the watch for predators. I have seen them pecking at the head of a much larger ''Monitor Lizard' when the latter went close to the eggs. The parents feed the young ones till they are fit to fly. After about a week of flying they part ways. Even though it is called a King-fisher this type exists by eating moths, dragonflies, grasshoppers etc.
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