Project #365 Day 23 A dark green bird…
There are times when a point-and-shoot camera totally sucks, like when the object you want to focus on is small…
Wildlife
Project #365 Day 22 Where is that wascally squirrel?
This is my second time writing this post. Ugh. Not ugh because the post is so terrible. Ugh because I…
Project #365 Day 21 Fuzzy Wuzzy Caterpillar
This one is my choice of picture of the day. At least, so far today. I love the nasty caterpillar…
Project #365 Day 20 Brown Butterfly and Big Ants on Red Flower
This brown butterfly is an occasional visitor. He flits, he flies, he takes a brief rest break. I have no…
Freaky Friday Spider!
Take a good look at this spider. Notice, first of all, that it really is a spider. The two sets…
Project #365 Day 19 Snail
Slugs and snails seem to be everywhere here. They burrow into plant roots, they inhabit my compost bin, they crawl…
Project #365 Day 16 Bird Silhouettes!
Early morning, I stumble onto the front balcony, barely awake. I pry my eyes open and look around. What do…
Project #365 Day 12 Mooooo!
I heard a high-pitched whiny "Moooooo!". This is not at all unusual here. But since I’m nothing if not a…
Cheeky Squirrel!
I swear, every creature in the neighborhood loves these pink flowers. Including, it would seem, this very healthy neighborhood squirrel….
Project 365 Day 2 – Flowers!
There’s a tree just outside our front yard. It grows prolifically, so even though it was cut back around 6…
My first ladybug
…that I’ve seen in Sri Lanka. I’m sure there are many more. I’ve heard tales of them, after all. 🙂…
The Fisher King! Well, no, not really…
It’s the kingfisher, as it’s known in Sri Lanka. More accurately, this bird is the Whte-Throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smymensis race…
Spiders… Urgh!
We get a lot of spiders here. Some are small, some, not so much. Here’s one that visited me. Until…
Chernobyl Beetle!
Okay, so he’s probably never been to Chernobyl, or, really, out of this country, so I’m being a leetle beet…
Introducing… Pani Kurulla!
At least, I think it’s what’s locally known as. That’s what Fahim told me, but he’s not absolutely positive. But…
Atikukula or Greater Coucal
Here in Sri Lanka, Fahim tells me, no one likes having this bird in their yard because the red eyes…
Are cows everywhere in Sri Lanka?
Um, yeah, pretty much. Not in Colombo itself so much, but where we are, in Nugegoda, which would be the…
Polkichcha or Oriental Magpie Robin (Copsychus saularis)
I’ve decided to make Fridays a Flying Friday day. That means that I’m going to showcase some kind of flying…
Cows snacking in the next door lot
Every now and then, I’ll hear a really really loud MOO! That usually means that either a cow is eating…
Flying Fridays is for the birds! Are you in?
And flying insects and bats and… I dunno. I’m kinda thinking out loud here, but I’m considering doing a Friday…
Common Tailorbird doing a fashion shoot
Here he is, the Battichcha or Common Tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius), getting ready to pose… And here he is with wind…
Birds of Sri Lanka
This isn’t about all birds in Sri Lanka, but rather, birds that I’ve seen and photographed. I’m keeping a general…