SRI LANKA ENDEMIC BIRDS.....

 I have accomplished photographing  all 35 species of endemic birds of  Sri Lanka over time.

Sri Lanka Shama

Sri Lanka whistling thrush

Sri Lanka swallow

Sri Lanka blue magpie

Sri Lanka crimson barbet

Sri Lanka red-backed flameback

Sri Lanka wood pigeon

Sri Lanka yellow-fronted barbet

Sri Lanka white eye

Sri Lanka spot winged thrush

Sri Lanka yellow eared bulbul

Sri Lanka scimitar babbler

Sri Lanka Serendib scops owl

Sri Lanka orange billed babbler

Sri Lanka green pigeon

Sri Lanka myna

Sri Lanka green billed coucal

Sri Lanka crimson-backed flameback

Sri Lanka Brown capped babbler

Sri Lanka ashy headed -laughing thrush

Sri Lanka jungle fowl

Sri Lanka Leyard's parakeet

Sri Lanka white faced starling

Sri Lanka scaly thrush

Sri Lanka legge's flowerpecker

Sri Lanka red faced malkoha

Sri Lanka crested drongo

Sri Lanka hanging parrot

Sri Lanka chestnut backed owlet

Sri Lanka grey hornbill

Sri Lanka spurfowl

Sri Lanka woodshrike

Sri Lanka dull-blue flycatcher

Sri Lanka bush warbler 

Sri Lanka black capped bulbul

Historic visit to NILGALA and KUMANA...............

 I got the opportunity to go to Nilgala and Kumana national parks in the first week of February with my photography couple. I was fortunate to see the painted francolin Jungle bush quail and the yellow footed pigeon that can only be seen there apart from the Sri lanka Spur foul ,banded bay cuckoo and the three toed kingfisher among others. The same day evening we ended up in Panama and did a full day safari the following day  in Kumana and were able to see the rare migrant ; Ruddy shelduck and also the greater spotted eagle though it was far and also the orange headed thrush among many others.

The yellow footed pigeon ; Confined only to Nilgala area

Male crested tree swift

Tawny- bellied  babbler

Sri Lanka spur foul

Painted Francolin Male : Confined only to Nilgala

Jungle bushquail

Baronet or the Nilgala utterfly

Common bushbrown

common grass yellow

nesting of the purple sunbird

Uncommon insects

Brown breasted flycatcher

Indian cuckoo

Scarlet minivet

On display

velvet fronted nuthatch

Banded bay cuckoo

Racket tailed drongo

Brown capped babbler

Tree toed dwarf kingfitcher






Indian nightjar on our way to Kumana

Rare migrant and a lifer: Ruddy Shelduckk

Changeable hawk cuckoo

Sambar

Jaya a young male Leopard

barn swallows

Ashy headed sparrowlark

Yellow wattled lapwing

Brahmin starling

The cruel side of nature: This mother buffalo had just lost its calf due to unknown reasons but was not giving up and it was heart wrenching to see it licking the calf as if to give life back and was guarding for a very long time. However the Jackals were waiting patiently unperturbed waiting for the inevitable opportunity.

White bellied sea eagle

Brahmin kite drinking water 

Lesser adjutant stork

Curlew sandpiper

Ruddy turnstone

Jaya yet again 

Little stint

Pintailed snipe

Stripped - necked mongoose

Migrant : Greater spotted eagle : Unfortunately this was a record shot as it frequents only these Tamarind trees at a  distance

Kentish plover

Black necked stork
Female

Male

Common sandpiper

Orange breasted pigeon

Male grey bellied cuckoo

Grey headed fish eagle

lack tailed godwits on a mission

Orange headed thrush