Larger Owls, Hornbills and Crows
Still waiting to get lucky and capture image.
Still waiting to get lucky and capture image.
Spot-bellied Eagle Owl / Forest Eagle-Owl
(උකුසු බකමූනා / උලමා)
Ketupa nipalensis
Yet to capture image
Photographed in Wilpattu National Park.
Photographed in Debara Wewa.
Photographed in Wilpattu National Park.
Photographed in Wilpattu National Park.
Brown Fish Owl
(බොර කෙවුල් බකමූනා)
Bubo zeylonensis
First seen at 'Debarawewa', these two amazing specimens were resting at the top of a tall tree. According to my guide Mahesh, they have a baby also which must have been hiding in the same tree but we were unable to see it.
Images 5 to 11 are from Wilpattu National Park. What an amazing experience to look into their eyes and take a few pictures of them.
Still waiting to get lucky and capture image.
Still waiting to get lucky and capture image.
Brown Wood Owl
(බොර වන බකමූනා)
Strix leptogrammica
Yet to capture image
Still waiting to get lucky and capture image.
Still waiting to get lucky and capture image.
Sri Lanka Bay Owl / Ceylon Bay Owl
(පෙරදිගු ගුරුබස්සා)
Phodilus assimilis
Yet to capture image
Still waiting to get lucky and capture image.
Still waiting to get lucky and capture image.
Still waiting to get lucky and capture image.
Still waiting to get lucky and capture image.
Short-eared Owl
(කෙටි-කන් බකමූනා)
Asio flammeus
Yet to capture image
Photographed in the outskirts of Sinharaja Rain Forest.
Photographed in Ella.
Photographed in the outskirts of Sinharaja Rain Forest.
Photographed in the outskirts of Sinharaja Rain Forest.
Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill / Ceylon Grey Hornbill (ශ්රි ලංකා අලු කෑදැත්තා)
Ocyceros gingalensis
This endemic beauty is quite common in the rainforests such as Sinharaja. All the pictures are from Sinharaja and its outskirts taken during multiple trips.
Photographed in Yala National Park.
Photographed in Yala National Park.
Photographed in Wilpattu National Park.
Photographed in Yala National Park.
Malabar Pied Hornbill
(පෝරු කෑදැත්තා)
Anthracoceros coronatus
A remarkable and beautiful bird species, these beauties are a treat to watch. First seen at Yala National Park.
Images 5 to 10 are from Wilpattu and Yala National Parks.
Photographed in Nawala in front of my house.
They are everywhere in the cities.
Photographed in Nawala in front of my house.
Photographed in Nawala in front of my house.
House Crow
(කොලඹ කපුටා)
Corvus splendens
One of the hardiest and adaptable birds of nature, House Crows are a very common sight in Colombo. They provide much-needed garbage disposal means in our cities.
Up close, they are beautiful and very intelligent.
Photographed in Chundikulam.
Photographed in the Giants Tank area.
Photographed in Chundikulam.
Photographed in Chundikulam.
Large-billed Crow / Jungle Crow
(කලු කපුටා)
Corvus macrorhynchos
Photographed in Mannar and in Chundikulam, Jaffna. Base on the size and bill, I believe these are Large-billed Crows.