Black-headed Ibises - Threskiornis melanocephalus, Karuwalagaswewa, off Puththalam, Sri Lanka.

House Sparrow chicks - Passer domesticus indicus, feeding, home garden, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Indian Robin - Saxicoloides fulicata, home garden, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

I noticed the blue feathers on the dorsum of the bird and was puzzled.

Brown-headed Barbet - Megalaima zeylanica, home garden, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Purple-rumped Sun-bird - Nectarinia zeylanica, Female, Home garden, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Purple-rumped Sun-bird - Nectarinia zeylonica, Male, Home garden, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

White-throated King-fisher - Halcyon smernensis, Home garden, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

House Sparrow - Passer domesticus indicus, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

A very common bird in the garden. It nearly disappeared a decade ago. It is now making a come-back. Photo taken in our home garden.