Egrets in a paddy field, Gampaha, Sri Lanka.

'White-breasted Water-hen' - Amarornis phoenicrurus, Buthpitiya, Gampaha, Sri Lanka.

Correction made by Priyantha via comments. Thanks Priyantha for the correction.

An Asian Open-bill - Anastomus oscitans, and A Great Egret - Casmerodius albus, on a paddy field at Buthpitiya, Gampaha, Sri Lanka.

Black-headed Ibises - Threskiornis melanocephalus, Buthpitiya, Gampaha, Sri Lanka.

 I took these photos in a paddy field at about 1pm.

Darter - Anhinga melanogaster, Buthpitiya, Sri Lanka.

Oriental Magpie Robin - Copsychus saularis - taking a bath and flying away, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Purple-rumped Sunbird - Nectarinia zeylonica, Home garden, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

A male with its beautiful plumage.

A not so pretty female.

You need to be quick and have a fast focus and fast shutter release on your camera to take photos of them. I used a Nikon D90 with a 70-300mm zoom Nikkor lens.

Indian Paradise Fly-catcher - Terpsiphone paradisi paradisi, Saman Dewale, Rathnapura, Sri Lanka.

 

A flash of long white plumes and the next thing I saw was this bird perched among the foliage. I took this photo before it disappeared.