sri lanka

A Rose-ringed parakeet patiently waiting to raid a rice paddy.

Sri Lanka, Galle last week

I was told that most birders who see this species see it at this location. It's not the greatest image, but considering the overcast conditions and the skulking nature of the species, I"ll take it.

A common species during the spotlighting of Sri Lanka

We have spotted more than a dozen of grey slender loris during five nights of spotlighting. This species move as quickly as rats!

A record shot of a Great Thick-knee taken at Yala, Sri Lanka

Not a great photo, but as there are no flight photos I thought it was worthwhile to add it to the Gallery

Indian Roller at Yala National Park, Sri Lanka. The indicus subspecies is rather common in the dry lowlands, but this beauty was the only one I met in 3 weeks on the island.

A fairly common endemic species from Yala National Park, Sri Lanka, but with the forest being turned into plantations, it will become more isolated.

One of the recent splits, this endemic male Red-backed Flameback is looking splendid posing in woodland near Ella, Sri Lanka

During my recent visits to Bodhinagala forest reserve one of the hot birding spot in Sri Lanka, I was lucky to take this snap of the rare bird - Malabar trogon (male) --------------------------------------------------------- Danesh Manjula - http://birdwatchinginsrilanka.com

Asian Openbill ------------------------------------------------- Danesh Manjula http://www.birdwatchinginsrilanka.com/blog

Only 1 pair seen of Red-faced Malkohas, feeding together, high in a tree at Sinharaja, Sri Lanka, at the outer edge of the rainforest. They were very hard to see and photograph, due to dense foliage. This photograph shows the white eye of the female. I could not get a photograph which showed...

Taken at Somawathiya National Park in Sri Lanka

The spot-billed pelican or grey pelican is a member of the pelican family. It breeds in southern Asia from southern Pakistan across India east to Indonesia

This was taken at Namal Uyana Forest Reserve at Sri Lanka.

My favourite bird to capture....

Green Bee-eater still hunting in the setting sun Kaudulla National Park, Sri Lanka

The Indian Peafowl in full regalia is an impressive sight

A pale morph Crested Serpent Eagle hunting from a perch - Wilpattu National Park, Sri Lanka

Crested Serpent Eagle. I have never seen a raptor practice hunting before. This juvenile was really going at the branch like a kitten!

Jerdon's Leafbird (Chloropsis jerdoni), Yala National Park, Sri Lanka

This is a large wading bird in the stork family. this bird id found mainly in the subcontinent and southeast asia.