'Spotted dove', Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

The 'spotted dove' with its beautiful checker -board plumage is endemic to Sri Lanka. They are usually seen in pairs. I took this photo in my garden at Avissawella. I used a Fuji S1500 digital camera. The doves mate was in the immediate vicinity..

The beauty of a 'yellow-billed babbler', (Seven sisters), Sri Lanka

'A boat on the river', Meethirigala, Sri Lanka.

This boat on the river is 'not sailing away'. It has no sails and is tied up for the day. It is used daily for 'sand harvesting' from the river bed. The sand in the bottom of the river, is a result of soil erosion upstream. The harvested sand is used for building purposes.

Old bridge on the Ulapane to Pussellawa road, Sri Lanka.

One mile from Ulapane on the Pussellawa road, this bridge built to replace the 'Upside down' bridge, is in its last legs and is being replaced by a new concrete bridge by its sidewhich still under construction. This bridge bridges the Mahawely Ganga in its upper reaches.

Yellow billed Babbler, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

These are seen in a group babbling away and are also called 'The seven sisters'.