Saturday, May 8, 2010

Boats on the Negombo lagoon.

Fishing boats anchored in the Negombo lagoon were a lovely sight on a sunny day when I took this picture from a boat. You can see the mangroves and the egrets perched on the fishing nets stored on the boats.

Friday, May 7, 2010

Canoe with outrigger on the Negombo lagoon, Sri Lanka.

I took this picture from a boat on the Negombo lagoon. Fishing using lead weighted nets is as old as time. The outrigger canoe is again a very old technology going back into the mists of antiquity.

Thursday, May 6, 2010

'Nellama' - Fish market - in Duwa, Sri Lanka.

The fish market is called ' Nellama' by the locals in Duwa. I took this picture from a boat in the Negombo lagoon.

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Birds nesting in the Negombo lagoon.

Little egrets and crows are seen nesting on a small island in the Negombo lagoon.