Katherine

Lovely!

Now that's a tuft! 😂

This is a Changeable Hawk-Eagle. I was hoping that that meant that under certain circumstances it could change into a lizard or something, but apparently it just means that there is both a light and dark morph. In any event a fine looking bird.

#changeablehawkeagle #srilanka #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #birds #birdphotography #vogel #oiseau #කුරුල්ලන්

This is a Brown Fish Owl. I suspect I caught him wondering why such a splendid fellow as himself was saddled with such a drab, boring name.

#brownfishowl #srilanka #wilpattu #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #birds #birdphotography #vogel #oiseau #කුරුල්ලන්

I find it hilarious how almost every place in the world has a bird they call a Robin and they all look so different from one another. this one is the Indian Black Robin.

#Indianblackrobin #wilpattu #srilanka  #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #birds #birdphotography #vogel #oiseau
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After a frustrating day at work, I am making myself feel better by looking at this Lotens's Sunbird. He's got the sparkly glamour of a Hummingbird AND a cool curvy beak. Who could ask for more?

#lotenssunbird #sinharaja  #srilanka  #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #birds #birdphotography #vogel #oiseau
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As long as you can spot their feet there's no mistaking this Little Egret for any of the other egrets in Sri Lanka. their feet are sometimes the muted greenish yellow you see here, and sometimes highlighter yellow, but never boring.

#littleegret #wilpattu #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #birds #birdphotography #vogel #oiseau
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Have you ever met a really self-possessed toddler who carries natural authority well beyond their years. That is what I thought of every time I came across of one of these Oriental Magpie Robins.

#orientalmagpierobin #wilpattu  #srilanka #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #birds #birdphotography #vogel #oiseau
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Before I started birding, I had no idea what pied meant. The only time I had ever heard it used was in the context of the Pied Piper, and in all those nursery rhymes and fairy tales pies seem to figure prominently. There are black birds coming out of them or someone is off to see the pie man, So I just figured it had something to do with pastry. Maybe that was how he got the children to follow him. Anyway, turns out it just means made up of two or more colours, usually black and white in the bird world. This Pied Bushchat is a perfect example. Black yes, white yes, pies no.

#piedbushchat #hortonplains #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #birds #birdphotography #vogel #oiseau
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I am not nearly through all of my bird pictures from Sri Lanka, but I am taking a break to share this picture I took yesterday of an Anna's Hummingbird feeding her babies. I don't think I have ever been happier that I dished out for a long-range lens.

#annashummingbird #nest #babybirds #explorebc #canada #birdingbc
#nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #birds #birdphotography #vogel #oiseau

The Sri Lanka Shama is another endemic bird. They struck me as being like a Spotted Towhee's sophisticated cousin from out of town.

#shrlankashama #wilpattu #srilanka #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #birds #birdphotography #vogel #oiseau #කුරුල්ලන්

These Spotted Doves aren't any more exciting to the people I met in Sri Lanka than our pigeons are to people here, but I loved them. Of course, if the truth be told, I love our pigeons too.

#spotteddove #srilanka #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #birds #birdphotography #vogel #oiseau #wilpattu #කුරුල්ලන්

I saw many Kingfishers in Sri Lanka, but only one of these strange looking Stork-billed Kingfishers. They look like there was a bit of a jumble on the assembly line and the head of some long-legged wader ended up on the wrong body.

#storkbilledkingfisher #kandy #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #birds #birdphotography #vogel #oiseau
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Steller's Jay - My gateway bird. I met my first one about three years ago, There he was, just sitting on a branch about three feet away from me - all blue and beautiful and full of attitude. I hadn't even known they existed. It made me wonder what else I could see if I started paying attention. A whole new world, it turns out. #stellersjay #explorebc #canada #birdingbc #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #birds #birdphotography #vogel #oiseau #කුරුල්ලන්

If you ever see a bunch of people with binoculars and cameras all clustered in an industrial area or as in this case an airport fence, It's probably because there's a rare bird in town. This Say's Phoebe dropped by for a few days in late March. #birdingbc #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #birds #birdphotography #vogel #oiseau #කුරුල්ලන් #birdsofpixelfed #saysphoebe

I see Horned Grebes all the time in the winter, but back in April I saw my first one in breeding plumage. It's a look I would think more likely to strike terror into the heart of a prospective mate, than romantic feelings, but I'm not a grebe, fortunately. 😁 #canada #birdingbc #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #birds #birdphotography #vogel #oiseau #කුරුල්ලන් #birdsofpixelfed