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A Sri Lankan blog
Bird and Nature Blogs
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Reconnaissance - Tuesday morning and there’s still no ringing while Avian Flu is around but there’s no harm in looking and planning for better days. At 0815 Andy picked me...
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Hornbills of South Africa - It is now almost exactly two years that I last was outside of China. At some point, my stock of memories of birds seen outside of China will be used up, I ...1 day ago
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Mt. Kinabalu + Black-faced Spoonbill special moment - 22-23rd January 2022 After more than 2 years from my last visit here, the morning birding produces some of the finest birds endemic to Borneo on t...1 day ago
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Winter Ducks Down By The Shoreline - There are plenty of birds to see in the winter, especially down at the shoreline. I like to see some of the winter diving ducks. It was nice to see this...2 days ago
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Give Plateosaurus Its Due - You could make a fascinating study (and many have) just looking at the history of which dinosaurs have held the foreground of popular culture when. The *Ig...3 days ago
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Fuerteventura - Week One - First a bit of background. Since becoming nomadic over four years ago it has always been our intention to spend the majority of the winter months somewhe...1 week ago
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Parakeets - Rose-ringed parakeet (Psittacula krameri) - female and a juvenile, judging by their lack of the rose-ring. The one on the right was feeding the scruf...
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The trees are dead! Long live the forest! - Dead trees are vital habitats for nourishing life. Then why do we have a problem with them? The Green Ogre - Nature's layers unraveled To read more, visit ...7 months ago
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Seventeen-year Cicadas: Watching a Nymph Transform - Seventeen-year Periodic Cicadas have been emerging slowly and silently in my east Tennessee yard for the past week. No drumming music to attract mates. ...
8 months ago
Blogs continued
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White Wagtail/සුදු හැලපෙන්දා (Motacilla alba dukhunensis) - White Wagtail is a rare but regular winter migrants to the lowlands. It can be seen on ground of open areas and cultivated lands, often close to water s...2 days ago
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Common Kingfisher - Thalangama, Sri Lanka - Common Kingfisher photographed at Thalangama this morning. The bird was far away and I had to crop the image a fair bit. It was pretty quiet from a bi...
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I'm No Dog Hater... - ..but it's the owners who sometimes get on my wick. So I'd arranged to go out with my mate P the other evening. I've known him for years and I suppose I'd...2 years ago
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Those not-so-fab "Mom" days... - Ain't no shame momma. Today was one of those mornings. I woke up to a shrill little "YEAAAAAAAAAKKKKKGURGLE" in my ear. LO (little one) was wedged between ...5 years ago
Amila Salgado
- Amila Salgado
- Colombo, Sri Lanka
- I am a naturalist guide specialising in bird watching and wildlife tours. I have keen interests in Theravada Buddhism and Vedic Astrology. I became an ardent Buddhist in October, 2012 after meeting Venerable Waharaka Abhayaratanalanka--who attained the Supreme Bliss of Nibbana in February, 2017. I studied at St. Peter's College, Colombo 4.