A 'Hanging parrot', Kaluwandura, Sri Lanka.

'Scarlet minivets' , Kaluwandura, Sri Lanka.

'Scarlet minivets' fly about in groups and are a rare sight. We saw this group at the top of a rubber tree. They were gone in a flash. Charaka Wickremasinghe took this lucky shot on a Fuji Finepix with a 10X zoom, on 4/2/2010.

Squirrel feeder.

A 'squirrel feeder' can easily be made by making perforations with a hot metal rod, into an empty plastic mega bottle. Bread crumbs, rice, plantains etc could be easily introduced into this bottle, tied to a tree. It provides a good relaxed viewing. A variety of birds also come here to partake of the food. This gives an excellent opportunity for photographic studies.

A 'Bittern', Kudagama, Sri Lanka.

A spotted dove resting in the shade, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Spotted doves are endemic to Sri Lanka. They are usually seen in pairs and prefer shade. They emit a rumbling cooing sound.