philipveerasingam

This blog is devoted to exploring the 'NATURAL BEAUTY OF SRI LANKA. My interests are photography, archaeology and ancient history. My email address is:- philipv203@gmail.com Please move the cursor over each photograph and left click on the mouse, to see an enlarged version of the pictures. Please click on the heading 'older post. ' Kandyan dancerrs, Gampaha, Sri Lanka. Please BOOKMARK this page.

Saturday, June 5, 2010

Brown-headed barbet, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

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I heard at a lecture by Felsinger in the 1970s, how difficult it was to isolate and record bird song in that era. They would set up micropho...
Friday, June 4, 2010

A 'cadju-nut' after a parrot had got at its contents.

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A cadju fruit has a very hard shell. It needs roasting in the fire before being smashed open. The parrots with their sharp teeth nibble thei...
Thursday, June 3, 2010

A pensive bride, Kosgama, Sri Lanka.

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I managed to get this picture of a bride dressed in all the traditional finery at Kosgama, Sri Lanka.
Tuesday, June 1, 2010

A 'Black-headed Oriole' enjoying a ripe mango fruit.

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The 'Black-headed oriole' - 'Kaha kurulla' - 'maambalak kuruvi' - enjoys a ripe mango when it sees one. I took this ...
Monday, May 31, 2010

Tea Centre on the way from Dickoya to Castlereigh, Sri Lanka

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