Discover-SriLanka: birds

DISCOVER - SRI LANKA: PROLOGUE

IN PRAISE OF MY BEAUTIFUL ISLAND,

INFORMATION, PHOTOGRAPHS AND VIDEO.

THE 13th CENTURY VENETIAN TRAVELER MARCO POLO DESCRIBED THE ISLAND AS 'THE JADE PENDANT IN THE INDIAN OCEAN'. THE ABUNDANCE OF GEMSTONES, SPICES, RAIN FORESTS AND WILDLIFE; THE MAGNIFICENT BEACHES, ANCIENT RUINS AND A WRITTEN HISTORY OF OVER 2500 YEARS MAKE THIS ISLAND A TOURISTS' PARADISE.

THE RUINED CITIES OF ANURADHAPURA AND POLONNARUWA ILLUSTRATE THE GLORY OF THE ANCIENT KINGDOMS. THE GIGANTIC STUPAS AND BUDDHA STATUES ARE AMONG THE BIGGEST MAN MADE STRUCTURES OF THE WORLD. THE MASSIVE RESERVOIRS, BUILT BY ANCIENT KINGS TO IRRIGATE THOUSANDS OF ACRES OF LAND, ARE MARVELS OF HYDRO ENGINEERING. THERE ARE EIGHT UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES IN SRI LANKA

THE ISLAND WAS KNOWN TO THE GREEKS AS 'TAPROBANE' AND TO THE ARABS AS 'SERENDIB'. EARLY MERCHANTS VISITED THE ISLAND IN SEARCH OF GEMSTONES AND SPICES, MAINLY CINNAMON AND PEPPER. COFFEE AND TEA PLANTATIONS WERE STARTED BY THE BRITISH COLONIAL RULERS. CEYLON TEA IS FAMOUS THE WORLD OVER.

TOURISM INDUSTRY IS A MAJOR MONEY SPINNER FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL ISLAND. THE VAST EXPANSE OF BEACHES, RAIN FORESTS AND NATIONAL PARKS WITH HERDS OF WILD ELEPHANTS, THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS WITH LITHE WATER FALLS, BRING IN THE TOURISTS. THE ISLAND IS DOTTED WITH HUNDREDS OF HOTELS TO ACCOMMODATE THE TRAVELER. AN ISLAND OF 25,000 SQ; MILES HAS 103 RIVERS AND 25000 RESERVOIRS, MOSTLY MAN MADE. WITH VARYING CLIMATIC CONDITIONS THIS IS TRULY A 'SMALL MIRACLE'.

" THE ISLAND OF SRI LANKA IS A SMALL UNIVERSE, IT CONTAINS AS MANY VARIATIONS OF CULTURE, SCENERY AND CLIMATE AS SOME COUNTRIES A DOZEN TIMES ITS SIZE........I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THERE IS ANY COUNTRY WHICH SCORES SO HIGHLY IN ALL DEPARTMENTS - WHICH HAVE SO MANY ADVANTAGES AND SO FEW DISADVANTAGES. LOVELY BEACHES, BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPES, IMPRESSIVE RUINS, A VIBRANT CULTURE AND CHARMING PEOPLE- NO WONDER SRI LANKA IS A SMALL MIRACLE ".***** Arthur C. Clark *****

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02 July, 2023

Sri Lanka - Birds[Grooming]

Bird grooming refers to the behaviors and activities undertaken by birds to maintain the cleanliness and condition of their feathers, beaks, and other body parts. Grooming is crucial for birds as it helps them maintain proper feather function, insulation, and flight ability.

Video by - NelPhotography

Samsung Galaxy S10

18 May, 2021

Sri Lanka - The Red vented Bulbul eggs have hatched

The three eggs have hatched, the eyes have not opened,

they look like balls of flesh!

The single Mom is displaying great energy feeding the chicks,

in the absence of a male bird

Pics & Video by - NelPhotography

Samsung Galaxy S10

16 May, 2021

Sri Lanka - Red Vented Bulbul[ In a second hand nest]

A single female bird has laid three eggs in the nest, built by the earlier pair of birds.

Pics by - NelPhotography

Samsung Galaxy S10

06 April, 2021

Sri Lanka - The Red vented Bukbuk chicks

Pics by - NelPhotography

Sony a6000

28 March, 2021

Sri Lanka - The Red vented Bulbul eggs have hatched.

Pics by - NelPhotography

Samsung Galaxy M01

19 March, 2017

SRI LANKA - SHOOTING FROM MY WINDOW [PARADISE FLYCATCHER]

The Paradise Flycatcher with rufos, white and black plumage and a prominent crest.

Pics by: Nelsonlanka

Sony NEX 6 [55-210mm]

23 August, 2015

SRI LANKA - PHOTOGRAPHY [DOVE COURTSHIP]

The Spotted dove makes a flutter when flying off the ground and likes to glide down to a perch. This bird, with white spots on the back of the neck and wings, is common to many parts of the Island