Yellow Bittern - Ixobrychus sinensis, 'Sathutu Uyana', Baththaramulla, Sri Lanka.

Purple Swamp-hen - Porphyrio porphyrio, 'Sathutu Uyana', Waters Edge, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Chestnut headed Bee eater - Merops leschenaulti, Waters edge, Colombo.

White-bellied Drongo - Dicrurus caerulescens, Karandana, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Black-crested Bulbul - Pycnonotus melanicterus, Karandana, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Eating boiled rice from a bird-feeder, before flying away.

Blue-winged Leaf-bird (Jerdon's Chloropsis) - Chloropsis cochinchinensis, Karandana, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

This bird had come to feed on some boiled rice kept on a plate in an open cage. It flew away after the feed.,

Black-rumped Flame-back Wood-pecker, Karandana, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

A very shy bird. It was high up on a coconut tree. I used my Nikon 70-300 zoom VR on my Nikon D90. The shots were taken hand-held with VR on.

Black Robin - Saxicoloides fulicata, Avussawella, Sri Lanka.