Beyond The Eye

Indian Roller - Coracias benghalensis

දුම්බොන්නා
Location - Mannar, SriLanka

NIKON D7100
Sigma 150 - 500
1/640 sec.
f/10
ISO-720

A brightly colored bird with various shades of blue on the wings, tails, and belly that are often more prominent in flight. Note the longitudinal white streaks on the throat and breast. Indochinese Roller has a purple-blue breast, a darker olive back, and is generally darker blue. Generally silent, but more vocal in breeding season with harsh calls. Prefers open areas, including agricultural landscapes, sitting on exposed perches including electric wires, occasionally pumping its tail slowly. Practically a resident roller with some movements in the western parts of its range.
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Common Redshank - Tringa totanus

තිත් රත්පා සිලිබිල්ලා
Location - Mannar, SriLanka

NIKON D7100
Sigma 150 - 500
1/800 sec.
f/10
ISO-250

Stocky brown wader with bright red legs; compare with slenderer, far more gracile Spotted Redshank in juvenile and non-breeding plumage. Often rather wary, alerting other birds with its loud, fluty, whistled calls. Bobs tail when nervous, and then flies to show flashy white trailing edge to wings, white rump patch. Feeds in muddy shallows, probing and picking with its bill. Inhabits fresh and coastal wetlands; also breeds on moorland, usually near water..
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Kashmir Flycatcher - Ficedula subrubra
කාශ්මීර රත්-මැසිමාරා
Location - Pattipola, SriLanka

NIKON D5300
1/400 sec.
f/7.1 270mm
ISO-300

Stubby little flycatcher with a highly restricted range; breeds in a corner of the northwestern Himalayas and winters in isolated pockets of hill forest in southern India and Sri Lanka. Male is gray above and bright orange below; female is paler, with only a faint orange wash on the chest. Note white panels on each side of the black tail. Breeds in forests at 1800-2700 meters of elevation, favoring areas with dense undergrowth. Winters in forested edge areas, including orchards and gardens.
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Sangupiddi Bridge - Sri Lanka
සංගුපිඩ්ඩි පාලම - சங்குப்பிட்டிப் பாலம்

NIKON D5300
f/7.1
ISO-200

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White-browed Fantail
බැම සුදු පවන්පෙන්දා
NIKON D5300
1/400 sec.
f/7.1 270mm
ISO-300

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Glassy Tiger - Parantica aglea aglea
පළිඟු ගෝමරා
NIKON D5300
1/400 sec.
f/7.1 270mm
ISO-100

Golden-fronted Leafbird - Chloropsis aurifrons
nmරන්නළල කොළරිසියා
NIKON D5300
1/400 sec.
f/7.1 270mm
ISO-300

Oriental white-eye - Zosterops palpebrosus
පෙරදිගු සිතැසියා
NIKON D5300
f/7.1
ISO-2800

අළුහිස් මසුකුස්සා.
Grey-headed fish eagle - Haliaeetus ichthyaetus
Wilpattu National Park
NIKON D5300
1/1000 sec. f/8 320mm
ISO-200

Puttlama - Sri Lanka
NIKON D5300
f/7.1
ISO-200