Royal South African Pelican, Kandy

The Kandy Lake was the home to three Royal South African Pelicans in the 1980s. Now they are gone. This is a picture I took in 1988.

Spotted Dove - Streptopelia chinensis ceylonensis - foraging

Picture and video taken at Weralupe, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Video:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkxgdOLx1zc

Little Cormorant - Phalacrocorax fuscicollis

Sighted at Kudagama Road, Avissawella.
Video:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOd-iHJ2QY8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQpD-UnTfdk

Indian Robin, Avissawella.

Photo and video taken on a village road, Weralupe, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Video:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48L-Olgsbo0

'Black-winged Stilts'

A pair of 'Black-winged Stilts' at the Free Trade Zone premises, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

'Yellow-billed Babblers', preening, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

It was a cold drizzly morning in June in Avissawella, Sri Lanka. I saw this 'Yellow-billed Babbler' couple close together with the male preening the female getting wet in the drizzle. 'Pair-bonding at its best.

Video:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-biPcj2a1Q

'Yellow-billed Babbler' -Turdoides affinis taprobanus, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

One of the noisiest birds in the garden. They gather in groups and and have the common name 'Seven sisters'. The Sinhalese name is 'Demelichcha' and the Tamil name 'Pulinil'. They act as guardians to the squirrels and give a cry of alarm when cats or snakes are around. Watch the video with the sound turned up to hear the racket that they make.
Video:-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uwy9wO0_QE

'White-browed Fantail Flycatcher', Karandana, Sri Lanka.

Video:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nz7NmlQM-E4