Wednesday, January 4, 2012

The watchers of the sunset, Galle-face beach, Colombo Sri Lanka.

It is a daily ritual and every day a new sight meets the eye. Photo by Queenie V.

The Galleface Promenade and the new Pier, Sri Lanka.

Fun and frolicking with the breezes blowing on ones face, surely this is the way life has to be lived. Photo by Queenie V.

Monday, January 2, 2012

White-rumped Munia stationary and in flight, Hewainna, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

The White-rumped Munia - Lonchura striata - feeds on the weeds growing in shrub jungle. Usally about five to six stay to gether and are very brisk in their movements. Please watch a video of it in action by clicking on the web-address below:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhpreXcMuGk

Sunday, January 1, 2012

Asian Paradise Flycatcher, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Male and female Asian Paradise Flycatchers (Terpsiphone paradisi). Photos taken in our garden at Avissawella, Sri Lanka. They come to pick termites from an earth embankment. I also took a rather blurred video of the female yawning and stretching her limbs just like a human being. You can see this by clicking on the following web address:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hcb1w5kYK3g

An additional video for you to enjoy:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=som3Cn9Q74s

Saturday, December 31, 2011

Tsunami Memorial, Yala, Sri Lanka.

When a Tsunami hit Sri Lanka in 2004 on the 26th December it caused severe devastation. A group of Japanese tourists who were camped at this place - Patinagala in Yala were swept away. The photo shows 'Patinagala' - the stony outcrop on the sea-shore. The vertical sail like structures near the foundations of the devastated building, is the memorial erected in memory of the dead. Photo by Queenie V