Archive For May 22, 2011

Ever since my friend Madhawa got interested in shooting Kingfishers, he had closely followed this small and colorful kingfisher known as Common Kingfisher. I was inspired by his amazing captures. Most of them were taken at the Thalangama lake. Though I have been there few times before, I haven’t seen the chap. On those visits…

The gem I’m talking here is none other then Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher. It is not only the rarity of this wonderful birds that made me call it a gem. Rarity combined with it’s vivid colors I can only compare it to a colorful gem. It was about month ago we have last visited Bodinagala and…

Situated just above the Yala National Park, Kumana National Park is recognized as a bird sanctuary. Since it is at the other end of the country from it’s commercial capital Colombo, it hits lowest number of visitors compared to any other national parks in the country. Most number of visitors visits the park on bird…

Kingfishers are one of our favorite photographic subjects. Rarer the better. The Oriental Dwaft Kingfisher is on the top of the list. It is the smallest Kingfisher found in Sri Lanka. Though it had been recorded from all around the country, it is considered as a rare bird species. Fast flight, size and the habitat…

I use to pay a visit to the Thalangama Lake for birding when ever I m at Colombo on a weekend. It is a 20 minutes drive from home and a perfect location to observe Common Kingfisher, one of the popular birds among us to be photographed. Located in the middle of a crowded area,…