Wednesday, July 25, 2012

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.

Saturday, July 14, 2012

'Black-winged Stilts'

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

Monday, June 18, 2012

'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