Indian Pea-fowl - Pavo cristatus, Sithulpawwa, Sri Lanka.

This male has shed its beautiful tail-feathers.

Indian Pea-fowl - Pavo cristatus, Sithulpawwa, Sri Lanka.

More colorful Green Bee-eater - Merops orientalis, Sithupawwa, Sri Lanka.

Green Bee-eater - Merops orientalis, Sithulpawwa, Sri Lanka.

Photo taken on the road from Kirinda to Sithulpawwa in the afternoon.

'Asian Paradise Fly-catcher' - Terpsiphone paradisi ceylonensis, Lunama, Sri Lanka.

On the road to Hambanthota from Mathara, we stopped for lunch at a wayside restaurant. I spotted this bird in the surrounding foliage.

Little Egret and Yellow Bittern fishing together, Puwakpitiya, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Yellow Bittern - Ixobrychus sinensis, Puwakpitiya, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

'Long-billed Sunbird' - Nectarinia lotenia, home garden, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Little Egret and Yellow Bittern - companionship, Puwakpitiya, Sri Lanka.

'Little Egret' - Egretta garzetta, Puwakpitiya, Sri Lanka.

I took these photos of this bird foraging in a storm drain in the heart of Puwakpitiya town.

Cormorant on a water reservoir, Kahahena, Waga, Sri Lanka.

They spread their wings to cool their body as they have no sweat-glands.

Purple Swamp-hen and chicks- Porphyrio porphyrio, Kahahena, Waga, Sri Lanka.

I took these pictures from a Villu (water collection), in front of the Boralugoda Maha Vidyalaya on the road from Kaluaggala to Labugama.
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'Yellow bird' - 'Black-hooded Oriole', on a 'Veralu tree, home garden, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

'Indian Black Robin' - Saxicoloides fulicata, Home garden, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

A not infrequent bird, quite bold and holds it's ground on being approached. The male is a darker black.

'Spotted dove' - Streptopelia chinensis ceylonensis, Karandana, Sri Lanka.

A very common bird found close to dwellings in the south of Sri Lanka.

'Red-vented Bulbul' and 'White-throated Kingfisher' sharing a TV antenna, home garden, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.