Spot-billed Pelican - Pelecanus philippensis, near Wariyapola, Sri Lanka.

The many pools on either side of the highway from Kurunegala to Wariyapola, provides sanctury to Pelicans who fish the waters to their heart's content.

Indian Robin - Saxicoloides fulicata, Murikandy on the A9, Sri Lanka.

The bird life on either side of the A9 highway, from Kandy to Jaffna is really amazing. I took this photo at a lunch-break at the Testa Restaurent at Murikandy.

Oriental Magpie Robin - Coppsychus saularis, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Great Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo, Gampaha, Sri Lanka.

Domestic buffalo and Egrets, Nawalapitiya, Sri Lanka.

A wayside scene on the road to Ginigathena from Nawalapitiya, Sri Lanka.

Egrets on a paddy field, Gampaha, Sri Lanka.

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

Video:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19F6m2ktsAI&list=UU1dqepitfAJwrQWLD-gZ3NA&index=4&feature=plcp

A very regular visitor to our home-garden. They imitate various sounds eg the mewing sound of a cat etc.

'White-breasted Water-hen' - Amaurornis phoenicurus, Waters Edge, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Seen from the foot-paths of Waters Edge, Colombo.