Old and new buildings close to the Wellawaththe beach, Sri Lanka

Looking towards the land from the Wellawaththe beach you can see a two-storey building more than 50 years old and a new apartment block a few years old. The seaside location takes a heavy price on metal equipment like cars, electronic equipment, steel furniture etc by way of corrosion. The compensation is that there is always a breeze and everyday there is a beautiful sunset.

'Red-vented Bulubul' chicks, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Two 'Red-vented Bulbul' chicks, all skin and no feathers in their nest. At the slightest sound they open their mouths wide and stretch their necks upwards, to receive the titbits from their parents. Photo taken by me on 18/2/2010.

Female 'Red-vented bulbul' guarding her nest.

It was scorchingly hot outside today. I saw this female bulbul sitting in her nest, covering her delicate chicks. She was getting the heat on her plumes and was protecting her young ones. This was in my garden in Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Rocky promontory, Wellawaththe beach, Sri Lanka.

The rocky promontory at the Wellawaththe beach was a popular haunt of afficiandos of 'line-fishing' from our medical student days. It is still the same. You also see quite a lot of courting couples admiring the sunset. Photo taken by me on a Fuji Finepix S 1500 on 12/2/2010.

Golden sunset, Wellawaththe, Sri Lanka.

I took this picture on 12/2/2010 from the Wellawaththe beach. Camera used was a Fuji Finepix S 1500.